Look up: second


  1. second
    [adj] - coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude 2. [adj] - (music) a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first 3. [adj] - coming next after first 4. [adj] - having the second highest gea...
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  2. Second
    Short for Second Engineer (Assistant Recording Engineer) and used to describe the action done by a second engineer.
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  3. Second
    The main definition for the second is the SI unit of time. However, it is also defined as 1/360 of a degree.The SI unit of TimeThe SI unit of time is the second and is the duration of 9192631770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of the ground state...
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  4. second
    (s) The second (s) is the base unit of time in the SI system of units, defined as the duration of 9,192,631,770 cycles of the radiation associated with a certain color of light emitted by the cesium atom.
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  5. second
    Second (s) is the SI base unit of time. The second is the duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels (F = 4, mF = 0 to F = 3, mF = 0) of the ground state of the caesium 133 atom.
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  6. Second
    Sec'ond adjective [ French, from Latin secundus second, properly, following, from sequi to follow. See Sue to follow, and confer Secund .] 1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or tim...
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  7. Second
    Sec'ond noun 1. One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence, or power. « Man An angel's second , nor his second long.» Young. 2. ...
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  8. Second
    Sec'ond transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Seconded ; present participle & verbal noun Seconding .] [ Confer French seconder , Latin secundare , from secundus
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  9. second
    1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other. 'And he slept and dreamed the second time.' (Gen. Xli. 5) ... 2. Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior. 'May the day whe...
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  10. second
    2nd adjective coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
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  11. second
    adjective having the second highest gear ratio; `second gear`
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  12. second
    adjective coming next after first; `a second chance`; `the second vice president`
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  1. second
    adjective 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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  2. second
    secondly adverb in the second place; `second, we must consider the economy`
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  3. second
    secondment noun a speech seconding a motion; `do I hear a second?`
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  4. second
    sec noun 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d`Unites
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  5. second
    arcsecond noun a 60th part of a minute of arc; `the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here`
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  6. second
    noun the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
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  7. second
    noun following the first in an ordering or series; `he came in a close second`
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  8. second
    noun an indefinitely short time; `wait just a moment`; `it only takes a minute`; `in just a bit`
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  9. second
    (s) (sek´әnd) the base SI unit of time, equal to 1/60 of a minute, and defined in terms of the periodicity of specific radiation of cesium 133.
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  10. Second
    • (a.) To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate. • (a.) Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other. • (a.) Specifically, to support, as a motion or proposal, by adding one`s voice to that of the move...
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  11. second
    fundamental unit of time, now defined in terms of the radiation frequency at which atoms of the element cesium change from one state to another.[6 related articles]
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  12. Second
    In music a second is the interval between any tone and the tone which is represented on the degree of the staff next above it. The term is also applied to the second part in a concerted piece.
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  13. Second
    [parliamentary procedure] In deliberative bodies a second to a proposed motion is an indication that there is at least one person besides the mover that is interested in seeing the motion come before the meeting. It does not necessarily indicate that the seconder favors the motion. ==Purpose...
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