sweep-second hand
noun
sweep-sec·ond hand
ˈswēp-ˌse-kənd- 
-kənt-
: a hand marking seconds on a timepiece mounted concentrically with the other hands and read from the same dial as the minute hand
Examples of sweep-second hand in a Sentence
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When the push piece at 2:00 is activated, the split-second hand stops while the sweep-second hand continues running.
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Roberta Naas, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
When the crown is pressed, the center sweep-second hand and the split-seconds hand both begin running but are superimposed.
—Roberta Naas, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
Roberta Naas, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
When the crown is pressed, the center sweep-second hand and the split-seconds hand both begin running but are superimposed.
—Roberta Naas, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
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First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined above
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sweep-second hand
nounˈswēp-ˌsek-ənd-,
-ənt-
: a hand marking seconds on a timepiece that is read from the same dial as the minute hand
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