HyperDic: sweep-second

English > 1 sense of the word sweep-second:
NOUNartifactsweep-second, sweep handa second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes
English > sweep-second: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes.
Synonymsweep hand
Broadersecond handhand marking seconds on a timepiece

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