hour hand

noun

: the short hand that marks the hours on the face of a watch or clock

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Price: $54,500, limited to 30 Case Material: 18-karat yellow gold Size: 40 mm Unlike traditional timekeepers with two time zones, the Escale Twin Zone offers two sets of hands instead of just an extra hour hand. Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026 At first glance, this looks like a simple clock with a large face and minute and hour hands. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025 Imagine a clock: If the hour hand starts at 10 and four hours pass, the clock will point to 2. Joseph Howlett, Wired News, 27 July 2025 Using an old-school clock with minute and hour hands can help people with time blindness keep track of how long things take as well as see the present moment in relationship to the past and future, Tuckman said. Charles Trepany, USA Today, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hour hand

Word History

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hour hand was in 1669

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“Hour hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hour%20hand. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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hour hand

noun
: the short hand that marks the hours on the face of a watch or clock
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