Meanings
nounhour hand (plural hour hands)
plural hour hands
- The hand of a clock or watch face that revolves twice each day and indicates the hours.
Synonyms: little hand
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe hand of a clock or watch face that revolves twice each day and indicates the hours.
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Translations
Arabic عَقْرَب سَاعَات
- عَقْرَب سَاعَات (ʕaqrab sāʕāt)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Bulgarian ча́сова стрелка́
- ча́сова стрелка́ (čásova strelká)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Chinese Mandarin 時針 /时针, 小針 /小针
- 時針 /时针 (shízhēn)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
- 小針 /小针 (xiǎozhēn)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
- 短針 /短针 (duǎnzhēn)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Czech hodinová ručička
- hodinová ručičkathe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Dutch uurwijzer
- uurwijzerthe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Finnish tuntiosoitin, tuntiviisari
- tuntiosoitinthe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
- tuntiviisarithe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
French petite aiguille, aiguille des heures
- petite aiguillethe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
- aiguille des heuresthe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
German Stundenzeiger
- Stundenzeigerthe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Greek ωροδείκτης
- ωροδείκτης (orodeíktis)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Hungarian óramutató, kismutató
- óramutatóthe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
- kismutatóthe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Indonesian jarum jam
- jarum jamthe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Irish snáthaid bheag
- snáthaid bheagthe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Italian lancetta delle ore
- lancetta delle orethe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Japanese 時針, 短針
- 時針 (jishin)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
- 短針 (tanshin)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
- 小針 (kobari)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Korean 시침, 단침
- 시침 (sichim)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
- 단침 (danchim)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
- 소침 (sochim)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
- 짧은바늘 (jjalbeunbaneul)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Norwegian Bokmål timeviser
- timeviserthe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Polish wskazówka godzinowa
- wskazówka godzinowathe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Portuguese ponteiro das horas, ponteirinho
- ponteiro das horasthe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
- ponteirinhothe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Russian часова́я стре́лка, ма́ленькая стре́лка
- часова́я стре́лка (časovája strélka)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
- ма́ленькая стре́лка (málenʹkaja strélka)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Scottish Gaelic an spòg bheag
- an spòg bheagthe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Slovak hodinová ručička
- hodinová ručičkathe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Spanish manecilla
- manecillathe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Swedish timvisare
- timvisarethe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Tamil சின்னமுள்
- சின்னமுள் (ciṉṉamuḷ)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Turkish akrep
- akrepthe hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Ukrainian годи́нна стрі́лка
- годи́нна стрі́лка (hodýnna strílka)the hand on a clock or watch which indicates the hour
Cite this entry
APA
hour hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hour%20hand
MLA
“hour hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hour%20hand. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hour hand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hour%20hand.
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