Sec - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |sek|  American pronunciation of the word sec
Brit.  |sek|  British pronunciation of the word sec

noun

- 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (syn: second)
- ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle (syn: secant)
- an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors

adjective

- (of champagne) moderately dry

Extra examples

Sec 2, Row K, Seat 45.

Stay there, I'll be back in a sec.

Journey time: 25 mins 14 secs.

5-bromine-sec-butyl-6-methyluracil

Word forms

noun
singular: sec
plural: secs
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