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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sec has 3 senses
- sec(n = noun.time) s, second - 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; Array is a kind of time unit, unit of time
- sec(n = noun.linkdef) secant - ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle; Array is a kind of circular function, trigonometric function
- sec(n = noun.group) securities and exchange commission - an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors; Array is a kind of independent agency
is a part of min, minute
has particulars: leap second
has parts: millisecond, msec
Adjective sec has 1 sense
- sec(s = adj.all) unsweet - (of champagne) moderately dry; Array
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sec, adj. (of wine) dry.
sec, abbr. secant.
sec, n. colloq. (in phrases) a second (of time).
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THESAURUS
sec
acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acescent, breath, coup, crab, crabbed, crack, dry, flash, green, half a jiffy, half a mo, half a second, half a shake, instant, jiff, jiffy, microsecond, millisecond, minute, moment, pickled, pungent, second, shake, sour, sour as vinegar, soured, sourish, split second, stroke, tart, tartish, tick, trice, twink, twinkle, twinkling, twitch, two shakes, unripe, unsweet, unsweetened, vinegarish, vinegary, wink
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