hour hand

noun

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

Examples of hour hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While the watch is typically synchronized to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the hour hand can be adjusted in one-hour increments to track a second time zone—useful for astronauts monitoring time back on Earth. —Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026

Colored a prominent tangerine, the additional hour hand on the Explorer II pops against the black or white face and points to a 24-hour bezel. —Adam Erace, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hour hand

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

hour hand

noun

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