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 Definitions of sweep hand  [ˈswi pər]  

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Definition of 'sweep hand' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) sweep hand
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.

Etymology:  (1940–45)

Definition of 'sweep hand' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) sweep hand, sweep-second
a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes

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