Definition

1. Noun:
   • Second hand: The small, thin hand on a clock or watch that indicates the seconds. It typically moves in a continuous or ticking motion, completing one full circle of the dial in 60 seconds.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Kim giây trên đồng hồ của tôi đang chạy rất êm. (The second hand on my watch is running very smoothly.)
  • Anh ấy nhìn chằm chằm vào kim giây đang di chuyển. (He stared at the moving second hand.)
  • Đồng hồ này không có kim giây. (This clock does not have a second hand.)

Advanced Usage

• "the sweep of the second hand": The smooth, sweeping motion of a second hand (especially on a mechanical watch).
  • Tôi thích nhìn đường quét của kim giây trên đồng hồ cơ. (I like to watch the sweep of the second hand on a mechanical watch.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kim đồng hồ (n): Clock/watch hand (general term).
  • Kim đồng hồ bao gồm kim giờ, kim phút và kim giây. (Clock hands include the hour hand, the minute hand, and the second hand.)
• Kim giờ (n): Hour hand.
• Kim phút (n): Minute hand.

Synonyms

• Trotteuse (n, from French): A synonym used in some contexts, especially in older or technical descriptions, for the second hand on a watch.

Related Phrases

• Chạy theo kim giây: To follow the second hand; to be very precise or to count down the seconds.
  • Chúng tôi chạy theo kim giây để hoàn thành công việc đúng hạn. (We followed the second hand to finish the work on deadline.)

Related Idioms

• Thời gian trôi qua từng tích tắc kim giây: Time passes with each tick of the second hand; time passes second by second.
  • Hãy trân trọng từng khoảnh khắc, vì thời gian trôi qua từng tích tắc kim giây. (Cherish every moment, because time passes with each tick of the second hand.)