second hands

second hand¹

The hand on a clock or watch that marks the seconds.

second hand²

An intermediary person or source: heard the news at second hand.

second hand

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) a pointer on the face of a timepiece that indicates the seconds Compare hour hand, minute hand

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Noun	1.	second hand - an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'; "he could learn at second hand from books" go-between, intercessor, intermediary, intermediator, mediator - a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
	2.	second hand - hand marking seconds on a timepiece hand - a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes" sweep hand, sweep-second - a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes
Adv.	1.	second hand - from a source of previously owned goods; "I prefer to buy second hand"

Translations

second hand n → lancetta dei secondi

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