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SWEEP-SECOND

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Dictionary entry overview: What does sweep-second mean?

• SWEEP-SECOND (noun)
The noun SWEEP-SECOND has 1 sense:

1. a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes

Familiarity information: SWEEP-SECOND used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SWEEP-SECOND (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sweep hand; sweep-second

Hypernyms ("sweep-second" is a kind of...):

second hand (hand marking seconds on a timepiece)

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