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Related topics: Chronologyminute hand /ˈmɪnət hænd/ noun [countable] TMCthe long thin piece of metal that points to the minutes on a clock or watch 〔钟表的〕分针 → hour handExamples from the Corpusminute hand• That many trips around the clock means each minute hand has traveled the equivalent of 10,677 miles.• Each minute hand is 12 feet 7 inches long; each hour hand is almost 10 feet long.• Eloise opened the glass case and adjusted the minute hand until both golden hands were on the twelve numeral.• He slipped it from his wrist and wound the minute hand forward.minute hand nounChinese Corpus that thin long metal piece the of |