hour hand

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ouuh r, ou-er hand]
- /aʊər, ˈaʊ ər hænd/
- /ˈaʊə(r) hænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ouuh r, ou-er hand]
- /aʊər, ˈaʊ ər hænd/

Definitions of hour hand words

noun hour hand the hand that indicates the hours on a clock or watch. 1
noun hour hand clock's shorter hand 1
noun hour hand the pointer on a timepiece that indicates the hour 0
noun hour hand the short hand of a clock or watch, which indicates the hours and moves around the dial once every twelve hours 0

See all 4 definitions of hour hand

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Origin of hour hand

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Hour hand

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hour hand

hour hand popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hour hand usage trend in Literature

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