sec
pronunciation
How to pronounce sec in British English:
UK [sek]
How to pronounce sec in American English:
US [sɛk]
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- 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
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- Adjective:
- (of champagne) moderately dry
Word Origin
- sec (n.)
- 1956, conversational shortening of second (n.).
- sec (adj.)
- of wine, "dry," French sec (10c.), from Latin siccus "dry" (also source of Italian secco); see siccative.
Example
- 1. I have used nd filter and exposure was 47 sec .
- 2. 4 Sec backup pumps within the secondary loop automatically turn on .
- 3. 0 Sec the pumps in the secondary loop shut down automatically , due to a slight malfunction .
- 4. 4 Min 30 sec operators observe that the water level in the primary system is rising and that the pressure is decreasing .
- 5. 3 Sec the porv ( pressure relief valve ) opens automatically , releasing steam into a holding tank .