minute hand

NOUN
  1. points to the minutes
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How To Use minute hand In A Sentence

  • How long does it take the minute hand of the clock to go round once?
  • He watched the ticking on his bedside clock until the minute hand felt more like the hour hand.
  • The big minute hand did not move.
  • The best is a digital countdown timer, but any watch or one-minute hand timer will do.
  • The hour hand is smaller than the minute hand.
  • How long does it take the minute hand of the clock to go round once?
  • He slipped it from his wrist and wound the minute hand forward.
  • Expressions: de fil en aiguille = "from thread to needle," one thing leading to another une petite/grande aiguille = hour/minute hand (of clock) discuter sur des pointes d'aiguilles = to split hairs passer par le trou d'une aiguille = to accomplish something difficult faire passer quelqu'un par le trou d'une aiguille = to intimidate someone chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin = to look for a needle in a haystack Une aiguille - French Word-A-Day
  • When the minute hand points to twelve and the hour hand points to three, it's three o'clock.
  • Both the hour hand and the minute hand pointed to twelve.
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