sec

See also SEC, séc, and seč

Translingual

Symbol

sec

1. (trigonometry) a symbol of the trigonometric function secant.

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English

Etymology

Abbreviation of second.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

sec (plural secs)

1. (colloquial) Second, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
2. (colloquial) Second, an short indeterminate period of time.

   Wait a sec!

Anagrams

• CES
• CSE
• Esc, ESC
• sce.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin siccus (“dry”).

Adjective

sec m. (feminine seca, masculine plural secs, feminine plural seques)

1. dry
2. skinny

Synonyms

• eixut

Related terms

• assecar v
• cor sec m.
• dida seca f.
• paret seca f.
• pedra seca f.
• pedregada seca f.
• a peu sec adv
• en sec adv
• a seques adv
• de seques i de verdes adj
• seca f.
• secà adj
• secada f.
• secall m.
• secalló adj, m.
• secallós adj
• secament adv
• secaner adj
• secor f.
• sequedat f.
• sequer m.
• sequera f.
• sequeral m.
• ulls secs m. Polish
• vi sec m.

References

• Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4ta. edició). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.

Verb

sec

1. First-person singular present indicative form of seure.

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French

Etymology

From Latin siccus (“dry”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛk/, X-SAMPA: /sEk/

• Audio (France, Paris)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛk

Adjective

sec m. (f. sèche, m. plural secs, f. plural sèches)

1. dry
2. lean
   • 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Volume I, Chapter I:

     [I]l était de complexion robuste, maigre de corps, sec de visage, fort matineux et grand ami de la chasse.

     [H]e was of a robust complexion, thin in the body, lean in the face, a very early riser and a friend of the hunt.

Noun

sec m. (plural secs)

1. something that is dry
   • 1883, La Bible, translated by Louis Segond, Genesis 1:9

     Que les eaux qui sont au-dessous du ciel se rassemblent en un seul lieu, et que le sec paraisse.

     Let the waters below the heavens gather in one place, and let the dry stuff (i.e. the land) come forth.

See also

• à sec
• cul sec
• sèchement
• sécher
• sécheresse
• séchoir
• sèche-cheveux

Anagrams

• ces

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin siccus.

Adjective

sec ^{3 nom/acc forms}

1. dry
2. barren, empty, deserted; also dried up
3. (figuratively) missing or deficient in something, lacking; also useless
4. (figuratively) dull, stupid, empty-headed
5. (regional, Transylvania) skinny

Declension

declension of sec

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	sec		seacă	seci	seci
	definite	secul		seaca	secii	secile
genitive/ dative	indefinite	sec		seci	seci	seci
	definite	secului		secii	secilor	secilor

Synonyms

• (dry): uscat
• (empty): gol, deșert
• (stupid): prost
• (skinny): slab

Related terms

• seca
• secetă