sweep hand
noun Horology.
a hand, usually a second hand, centrally mounted with the minute and hour hands of a timepiece and reaching to the edge of the dial.
Words nearby sweep hand
sweelinck, sweeny, sweep, sweep account, sweep check, sweep hand, sweep off someone's feet, sweep under the rug, sweep-saw, sweep-second, sweepback
Origin of sweep hand
First recorded in 1940–45
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British Dictionary definitions for sweep hand
sweep hand
noun
horology a long hand that registers seconds or fractions of seconds on the perimeter of the dial
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