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/min"it/the hand that indicates the minutes on a clock or watch, usually longer than the hour hand.[1720-30]
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Minute hand — Minute Min ute, a. Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes. [1913 Webster] {Minute bell}, a bell tolled at intervals of a minute, as to give notice of a death or a funeral. {Minute book}, a book in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
minute hand — [ˈmınıt hænd] n the long thin piece of metal that points to the minutes on a clock or watch →↑hour hand … Dictionary of contemporary English
minute hand — n. the longer hand of a clock or watch, which indicates the minutes and moves around the dial once every hour … English World dictionary
minute hand — noun points to the minutes • Syn: ↑big hand • Hypernyms: ↑hand * * * noun, pl ⋯ hands [count] : the long hand that marks the minutes on a watch or clock compare ↑hour hand, ↑second hand * * * ˈminute ha … Useful english dictionary
minute hand — UK [ˈmɪnɪt ˌhænd] / US noun [countable] Word forms minute hand : singular minute hand plural minute hands the moving part on a clock or watch that points to the number of minutes past the hour … English dictionary
minute hand — min′ute hand [[t]ˈmɪn ɪt[/t]] n. hor the hand that indicates the minutes on a clock or watch, usu. longer than the hour hand • Etymology: 1720–30 … From formal English to slang
minute hand — noun The hand of a clock or watch face that revolves once each hour and indicates the minutes. Syn: big hand … Wiktionary
minute hand — /ˈmɪnət hænd/ (say minuht hand) noun the hand that indicates the minutes on a clock or watch …
minute hand — noun Date: 1720 the long hand that marks the minutes on the face of a watch or clock … New Collegiate Dictionary
minute hand — min|ute hand [ mınıt ,hænd ] noun count the moving part on a clock or watch that points to the number of minutes past the hour … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
