hour hands
Twelve-position clock indicators
Hour hands are the shorter pointers on analog clocks and watches that indicate the current hour.
They complete one full rotation every twelve hours, moving more slowly than the minute hands they're paired with.
The hour hand crept toward midnight.
- clockfaceTime-telling surface
- timekeepingMeasuring duration's passage
- tick tockAlternating clock sounds
- watchPortable timekeeping device
- mechanismsMeans by which things function
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