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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: sec

1
 n
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
2
 adj
(of champagne) moderately dry
3
 n
ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: sec
1

n 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

Synonyms:
s, second
Types:
leap second
a second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation
Type of:
time unit, unit of time
a unit for measuring time periods
2

adj (of champagne) moderately dry

Synonyms:
unsweet
dry
(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
3

n ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

Synonyms:
secant
Type of:
circular function, trigonometric function
function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
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