sec

UK
/sɛk/
US
/sɛk/

Translations

secnoun
secs
pl
UK
/sɛk/
US
/sɛk/
The race was won by a margin of just one second.
Гонка была выиграна с отрывом всего в одну секунду.
Additional translations
secadjective
more sec
Comp.
most sec
Super.
UK
/sek/
US
/sɛk/
Used chiefly after the name of certain wines, especially champagne, to mean ‘dry’.

Definitions

secnoun
A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute.
The race was won by a margin of just a few secs.
A very short period of time; an instant.
Hang on a sec—I'll be right back.
A unit of angular measurement equal to one sixtieth of an arc-minute.
The telescope can resolve differences as small as 0.2 arc sec.
secadjective
Having little or no sweetness; dry (said especially of wines such as champagne).
They chose a sec champagne to accompany the shellfish.