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second - a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" |
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secondment,
endorsement,
indorsement |
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agreement compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"
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second - 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites |
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sec |
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time unit,
unit of time a unit for measuring time periods
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min,
minute any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
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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
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millisecond,
msec one thousandth (10^-3) of a second
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second - following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second" |
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rank a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"
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latter the second of two or the second mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today"
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second - a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here" |
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arcsecond |
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angular unit a unit of measurement for angles
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arcminute,
minute,
minute of arc a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
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second - the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match |
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attendant,
attender,
tender a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"
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| verb |
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second - give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" |
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back,
endorse,
indorse |
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back up,
support make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!"
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second - transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; "The officer was seconded for duty overseas" |
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reassign,
transfer transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
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| adjektiv |
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second - a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins" |
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first ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
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music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
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second - coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude |
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ordinal being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
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second - in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy" |
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secondly |