sec

Meanings

Plural: sec, secs

Noun

• 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
• ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
• an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
• Second, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
• Clipping of second (“short indeterminate period of time”).
• Clipping of secretary

Adjective Satellite

• (of champagne) moderately dry

Synonyms

bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse, half a mo, instant, jiff, jiffy, jot, minute, mo, moment, New York minute, New York second, no time, s, sec, secant, second, Securities and Exchange Commission, span, split-second, spurt, stound, tic, tick, trice, twink, twinkle, twinkling, unsweet, while

Related Words

C-sec, demi-sec, triple sec