SEC

sec, unsweet

(adjective) (of champagne) moderately dry

secant, sec

(noun) ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

second, sec

(noun) 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d’Unites

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

SEC

Initialism of Securities and Exchange Commission.

Abbreviation of Southeastern Conference, a college athletics conference

Anagrams

• CES, CEs, CSE, ECS, ESC, Esc, SCE, sce.

Etymology

Abbreviation of second.

Noun

sec (plural sec or secs)

(colloquial) Second, 1/60 of a minute.

(colloquial) Abbreviation of second. (A short indeterminate period of time.)

Anagrams

• CES, CEs, CSE, ECS, ESC, Esc, SCE, sce.

Source: Wiktionary



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