sec

¹

[sek]

adjective

1. (of wines) dry; not sweet.

sec

²

[sek]

noun

Informal.

1. second.

sec

³

1. secant.

2. second.

3. section.

SEC

⁴

Or S.E.C.

U.S. Government.

1. Securities and Exchange Commission: a board, consisting of five members, charged with regulating the public offer and sale of securities.

sec.

⁵

abbreviation

1. second.

2. secondary.

3. secretary.

4. section.

5. sector.

6. according to.

sec

¹

/ sɛk /

adjective

1. (of wines) dry

2. (of champagne) of medium sweetness

sec

²

/ sɛk /

noun

1. informal,  short for second 2

   wait a sec

sec

³

/ sɛk /

abbreviation

1. secant

sec.

⁴

abbreviation

1. second (of time)

2. secondary

3. secretary

4. section

5. sector

SEC

⁵

abbreviation

1. Securities and Exchange Commission

sec

1. Abbreviation of secant

Word History and Origins

Origin of sec¹

From French, dating back to 1885–90; sack ³

Origin of sec²

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening

Origin of sec³

From the Latin word secundum

Word History and Origins

Origin of sec¹

C19: from French, from Latin siccus

Example Sentences

That meant he reclaimed the yellow jersey from Ben Healy and more than doubled his time advantage over Vingegaard, his main rival for the general classification, who is now 3 mins 31 secs behind.

From BBC

I’ll get real with you for a sec — this show coming out.

From Los Angeles Times

High on confidence after running a personal best 6.49 secs to seal his breakthrough triumph in Dutch city Apeldoorn 13 days ago, he stated then that he was "coming to take it all".

From BBC

That performance came one week after Williams lowered her best to 7.19 secs when winning the British indoor title for the first time.

From BBC

Back up for a sec: Koufax pitched a shutout in Game 5 on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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