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hour hand
noun
the hand that indicates the hours on a clock or watch.
hour hand
noun
the pointer on a timepiece that indicates the hour Compare minute hand second hand
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hour hand1
Example Sentences
They hardly spin at all as they speed through space—their rotational motion is more than 15 times slower than the crawl of a clock's hour hand, minimizing the risk of blurred images.
As the particle circles the magnet, its hour hand goes around and around at a rate predicted by theory.
The minute and hour hands are touted as reversible, “to suit your personal style.”
The glass face, the hour hand, and the minute hand'd gone and only a bent second hand was left.
It was every single little thing wrong with modern sports rolled into a two-and-a-half hour hand grenade and the NBA Finals are probably ruined because of it.
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