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nounThe hand of a clock or watch face that revolves once each hour and indicates the minutes.
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Arabic عَقْرَب دَقَائِق
- عَقْرَب دَقَائِق (ʕaqrab daqāʔiq)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Bulgarian мину́тна стрелка́
- мину́тна стрелка́ (minútna strelká)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Chinese Mandarin 分針 /分针, 大針 /大针
- 分針 /分针 (fēnzhēn)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
- 大針 /大针 (dàzhēn)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
- 長針 /长针 (chángzhēn)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Czech minutová ručička
- minutová ručičkathe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Dutch minutenwijzer
- minutenwijzerthe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Finnish minuuttiosoitin, minuuttiviisari
- minuuttiosoitinthe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
- minuuttiviisarithe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
French grande aiguille, aiguille des minutes
- grande aiguillethe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
- aiguille des minutesthe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
German Minutenzeiger
- Minutenzeigerthe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Greek λεπτοδείκτης, λεπτοδείχτης
- λεπτοδείκτης (leptodeíktis)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
- λεπτοδείχτης (leptodeíchtis)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Hungarian percmutató, nagymutató
- percmutatóthe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
- nagymutatóthe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Indonesian jarum panjang
- jarum panjangthe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Irish snáthaid mhór
- snáthaid mhórthe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Japanese 分針, 長針
- 分針 (funshin)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
- 長針 (chōshin)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Korean 분침, 장침
- 분침 (bunchim)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
- 장침 (jangchim)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
- 긴바늘 (ginbaneul)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Norwegian Bokmål minuttviser
- minuttviserthe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Polish wskazówka minutowa
- wskazówka minutowathe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Portuguese ponteiro dos minutos, ponteirão
- ponteiro dos minutosthe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
- ponteirãothe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Russian мину́тная стре́лка, больша́я стре́лка
- мину́тная стре́лка (minútnaja strélka)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
- больша́я стре́лка (bolʹšája strélka)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Scottish Gaelic an spòg mhòr
- an spòg mhòrthe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Slovak minútová ručička
- minútová ručičkathe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Spanish minutero
- minuterothe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Swedish minutvisare
- minutvisarethe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Tamil பெரியமுள்
- பெரியமுள் (periyamuḷ)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Turkish yelkovan
- yelkovanthe hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Ukrainian хвили́нна стрі́лка
- хвили́нна стрі́лка (xvylýnna strílka)the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes
Cite this entry
APA
minute hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minute%20hand
MLA
“minute hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minute%20hand. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minute hand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minute%20hand.
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