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second hand (of a clock or watch)
The thin, fast-moving hand on a clock or watch that marks the seconds.
秒針が動く。
The second hand moves.
秒針の音が気になる。
The ticking of the second hand bothers me.
試験中、時計の秒針が進む音だけが聞こえた。
During the exam, only the sound of the clock's second hand advancing could be heard.
The slender hand that sweeps around a clock face once per minute, marking seconds. Often the source of a clock's audible ticking.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 秒針が進む: the second hand advances
- 秒針の音: the ticking of the second hand
RELATED TERMS:
- 長針: the minute hand
- 短針: the hour hand