Second
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English
Etymology
From Latin secundus, second; related to sequi, follow
Noun
second (plural seconds)
- The SI unit of time, defined as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of 0 K; one-sixtieth of a minute (as it is the second division of the hour, the minute being the first). Abbreviations: s, sec; symbols: s (SI and non-scientific usage), sec (in non-scientific usage only).
- A unit of angular measure equal to one-sixtieth of a minute. (Abbreviation: ")
- A short, indeterminate amount of time. (Colloquial short form: sec)
- I'll be there in a second.
- That which comes after the first.
- You take the first one, and I'll have the second.
- (usually in plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
- They were discounted because they contained blemishes, nicks or were otherwise factory seconds.
- The attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match, who must be ready to take over if the contestant drops out. In the case of a duel, the seconds may also fight each other at 90° to the other contestants.
- One who agrees in addition. This is usually needed in most meetings in order to pass judgement etc.
- If we want the motion to pass, we will need a second.
- Another chance to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
- The second gear of an engine.
- The second base in baseball.
Synonyms
- (unit of angular measure): second of arc
- (gear): second gear
- (base in baseball) second base
Translations
SI unit of time
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unit of angular measure
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short, indeterminate amount of time
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manufactured item that fails to meet quality control standards
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attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant
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that which comes after the first
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one who agrees in addition
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another chance to achieve what should have been done the first time
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Translations to be checked
The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate tables above. The numbering is now out of date and unreliable.
Definition 1
- Breton: eilenn f, eilennoù f pl
- Dutch: seconde m
- Interlingua: secunda
- Romanica: secunda f, secundo m
- Russian: секунда (sekunda)
- Slovak: sekunda f
- Vietnamese: giây
Definition 2
- Dutch: seconde m
- Estonian: sekund
- German: Sekunde f
- Interlingua: secunda
- Italian: secondo m
- Romanica: secunda f, secundo m
- Russian: секунда (sekunda)
- Slovak: sekunda f
- Vietnamese: giây
Definition 3
- Dutch: seconde m, zo, meteen
- Estonian: sekund
- Interlingua: secunda, instante
- Romanica: secunda f, secundo m, instante m
- Russian: секунда (sekunda)
- Slovak: sekunda f
- Vietnamese: phút
Definition 4
- Dutch: tweede keus m, tweede soort f
- Estonian: hetk, silmapilk, moment, viiv
- German: Sekunde f
- Polish: drugi, gatunek m
- Slovak: moment m, momentík m
Definition 5
- Dutch: secondant m
- Estonian: teise sordi kaup
- Polish: sekundant m
Definition 6
- Dutch: tweede n
- Estonian: sekundant
- German: Sekundant m
- Italian: secondo m, seconda f
- Polish: drugi m
- Slovak: sekundant m, sekundantka f
- Vietnamese: (thứ) hai
Definition 7
- Dutch: bijval m
- Estonian: teine
Definition 8
Definition 9
- Breton: bremaik adverb
- Catalan: segon
- Frisian: sekonde m
- Greek: [[ ]] (deuterolepta)
- Hebrew: שניה f, שניות (Shniyot) plural
- Icelandic: sekúnda
- Indonesian: detik
- Japanese: 秒 (びょう, byō)
- Latin: secundus
- Manchu: (miyori)
- Norwegian: sekund
- Romanian: secund m, secundă f
- Spanish: segundo m, segunda f
See also
Wikipedia article second
Adjective
second
Abbreviations
- 2nd, 2nd; (in names, esp. of monarchs and popes) II
Derived terms
- leap second
- second amendment
- second best
- second cousin
- second base
- second baseman
- second fiddle
- second hand
- second in command
- second nature
Translations
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Transitive verb
to second
Pronunciation
(temporary SE-k@nd)
- To agree as a second person to some proposal, usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. ("I second the motion.")
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Pronunciation
Transitive verb
(temporary s@-KOND, s@-KAND)
- To transfer temporarily to alternate employment
French
Pronunciation
- SAMPA: /s(@)go~/, /s(@)go~t/(liaison)
Adjective
second m (f seconde), prepositive
- Second (ordinal numeral)
- alternate
Synonym
- deuxième
Noun
second m
- Assistant
See also
- secondaire
- seconder
