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Sweep-second
see synonyms of sweep-secondNoun
1. sweep hand, sweep-second
a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes
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Sweep-second
see synonyms of sweep-secondnoun
horology
a long hand that registers seconds or fractions of seconds on the perimeter of the dial
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Sweep-second
see synonyms of sweep-second second hand (sense 1)
: also sweep second handWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.