second hand

See also: second-hand and secondhand

Contents

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• secondhand, second-hand

AdjectiveEdit

second hand (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of secondhand

Usage notesEdit

• secondhand and second-hand may be preferred spellings for the adjective meaning "not new", to avoid confusion with the noun "second hand" referring to the hand of a clock or watch.

Related termsEdit

• at second hand

TranslationsEdit

secondhand — see secondhand

NounEdit

second hand (plural second hands)

1. On a clock or watch, the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed.

TranslationsEdit

the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed

• Dutch: secondewijzer (nl) m
• Finnish: sekuntiosoitin (fi), sekuntiviisari (fi)
• French: trotteuse (fr)
• German: Sekundenzeiger m
• Indonesian: jarum detik
• Japanese: 秒針 (byōshin)

• Macedonian: секундарник m (sekundárnik)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sekundviser (no) m

  Nynorsk: sekundvisar m

• Portuguese: ponteiro dos segundos m
• Swedish: sekundvisare (sv) c