minute hand

[min-it] /ˈmɪn ɪt/

noun

the hand that indicates the minutes on a clock or watch, usually longer than the hour hand.

Origin

1720-30

Examples from the web for minute hand

The clock changes state from second to second, as the minute hand rotates and then the hour hand.
Look for the antique, authentic giant train station clock with a minute hand that runs backwards.
The minute hand on the clock moves in response to the perceived danger of imminent global disaster.
He's got a watch with a minute hand, millennium hand and an eon hand.
Look, the minute hand is moving, and the lamp which lights up your sweet little face will soon be spent.
For example, the hour hand and the minute hand on a clock.
The minute hand will be visible moving at nine feet per second.

British Dictionary definitions for minute hand

/ˈmɪnɪt/

noun

the pointer on a timepiece that indicates minutes, typically the longer hand of two Compare hour hand, second hand