sweep hand
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sweep hand
n
(Horology) horology a long hand that registers seconds or fractions of seconds on the perimeter of the dial
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sweep′ hand`
n.
a hand, usu. a second hand, centrally mounted with the minute and hour hands of a timepiece and reaching to the edge of the dial.
[1940–45]
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| Noun | 1. | sweep hand - a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes second hand - hand marking seconds on a timepiece |
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sweep hand
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