hour hand

hour hand

n. The short hand on a clock or watch that indicates hours.

hour hand

n (Horology) the pointer on a timepiece that indicates the hour. Compare minute hand, second hand

hour′ hand`

n. the hand that indicates the hours on a clock or watch. [1660–70]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hour hand - the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hourslittle handhand - a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"

Translations

时针

hour

(ˈauə) noun (sometimes abbreviated to hr when written). 1. sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day. He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay. 小時 小时2. the time at which a particular thing happens. when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours. 事情發生的當刻 时刻，时间 ˈhourly adjective, adverb (happening or done) every hour. Take his temperature hourly; hourly reports. 每小時一次(的) 每小时一次（的） ˈhour-glass noun a device that measures time in hours by passing sand from one glass container through a narrow tube into a lower container. 沙漏 沙漏hour hand the smaller of the two hands of a watch or clock, which shows the time in hours. 時針 时针at all hours at irregular times, especially late at night. He comes home at all hours. 不確定時間(尤指半夜) 在任何时间，随时 for hours for a very long time. We waited for hours for the train. 很長一段時間 很长一段时间，好几个钟头 on the hour at exactly one, two, three etc o'clock. Buses leave here for London on the hour until 10 o'clock in the evening. 準點 （在某一钟点）准点地，在整点时刻