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Examples of hour hand in a Sentence
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The local hour hand is independently adjustable for quick setting.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2023
Lay the watch on a flat surface with the hour hand pointing toward the sun.
—Jerome B. Robinson, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
Mark a spot halfway between the hour hand and 12 o'clock.
—Jerome B. Robinson, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
If an image is reversed, an hour hand that appears to be to the left of six o’clock is actually to the right.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
Thread the two together, and glue the minute hand to the dowel and the hour hand to the PVC.
—Lara Sorokanich, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2022
For analog timepieces, be prepared to crank the hour hand ahead by 60 minutes before going to bed Saturday night.
—Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022
The hour hand pointed to four.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
The cathedral style hour hand is what makes all the difference.
—Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 7 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1669, in the meaning defined above
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“Hour hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hour%20hand. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
hour hand
noun
: the short hand that marks the hours on the face of a watch or clock
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