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SWEEP HAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sweep hand mean?
• SWEEP HAND (noun)
The noun SWEEP HAND has 1 sense:
1. a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes
Familiarity information: SWEEP HAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sweep-second; sweep hand
Hypernyms ("sweep hand" is a kind of...):
second hand (hand marking seconds on a timepiece)
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