SINCE 1828
sweep-second hand
noun
sweep-sec·ond hand
| \ˈswēp-ˌse-kənd-,
-kənt-\
-kənt-\
Definition of sweep-second hand
: a hand marking seconds on a timepiece mounted concentrically with the other hands and read from the same dial as the minute hand
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