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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.
sweep hand
noun
- horology a long hand that registers seconds or fractions of seconds on the perimeter of the dial
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sweep hand1
First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences
The sweep hand on the chronometer made its rounds several times before he answered.
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There was a clock dial with a red sweep-hand which moved steadily and ominously toward a deadline time for firing.
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This clock is a regulator with a seconds' pendulum and sweep hand on an enameled dial.
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Satisfied, he fastened his eyes on the sweep hand of the time clock.
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