wikipedia|second (disambiguation)|second
English

Etymology
From OF. term|lang=fro|second.
sense|SI unit of time the second division of the hour, the minute being the first
sense|unit of angle the second division of the degree, the minute being the first

Alternative forms
sense|SI unit of time qualifier|abbreviations s, sec; qualifier|symbols s (SI and non-scientific usage), sec (in non-scientific usage only)
sense|unit of angle qualifier|abbreviations arcsec, "

Pronunciation 1
AHD|s�'k�nd, IPA|/�s�k�nd/, SAMPA|/"sEk@nd/
audio|en-us-second.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: sec·ond

Noun
rfc-level|Noun at L4+ not in L3 Ety section
en-noun

1. 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 absolute zero and at rest; one-sixtieth of a minute.
2. A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
3. A short, indeterminate amount of time.

#: I'll be there in a second.

1. context|usually in the 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.

1. The attendant of a contestant in a duel or box|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.
2. One who agrees in addition, or such a motion, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.

#: If we want the motion to pass, we will need a second.

1. Another chance to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
2. The second gear of an engine.
3. baseball second base|Second base.

Synonyms
sense|unit of angle second of arc, arcsecond
sense|short, indeterminate amount of time qualifier|colloquial sec

Derived terms

leap second

Sindhi: SDchar|س�ڪ��|س�ڪ��� (sekondo) m
Slovene: t+|sl|sekunda|f
Spanish: t+|es|segundo|m
Swedish: t+|sv|sekund|c
Telugu: స���డ� (sekaMDu), స��న� (sekanu)
Thai: THchar|วิ�า�ี (wínaatee)
Turkish: t+|tr|saniye
Vietnamese: t+|vi|giây|xs=Vietnamese
Welsh: t-|cy|amrantiad|m|xs=Welsh
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trans-top|unit of angular measure
Catalan: segon m
CJKV Characters: �
Czech: t+|cs|vte�ina, t-|cs|úhlová vte�ina|f
Danish: t-|da|sekund
Dutch: t+|nl|seconde|m
Esperanto: t-|eo|sekundo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t-|fi|kulmasekunti, t+|fi|sekunti
French: t+|fr|seconde|f, t-|fr|seconde d'angle|f
German: t+|de|Sekunde|f
Hebrew: שנ�� (shnia) f
Indonesian: t-|id|detik|xs=Indonesian
Italian: t+|it|secondo|m
Japanese: � (���, by�)
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Latvian: t-|lv|sekunde|f|xs=Latvian
Malay: t+|ms|saat|xs=Malay
Norwegian: t+|no|sekund|n
Polish: t+|pl|sekunda|f
Portuguese t+|pt|segundo|m
Russian: t+|ru|�ек�нда|f|trsekúnda|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|sekunda|f
Spanish: t+|es|segundo|m
Swedish: t+|sv|sekund|c, t+|sv|bågsekund|c
Telugu: స���డ� (sekaMDu), స��న� (sekanu)
Thai: THchar|วิ�า�ี (wínaatee)
Turkish: t+|tr|saniye
Vietnamese: giây (góc)
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trans-top|short, indeterminate amount of time
Catalan: segon m, moment m, instant m
Czech: t-|cs|okamžik|m, t-|cs|chvilka|f, t+|cs|vte�ina|f, t+|cs|sekunda|f
Danish: sekund, øjeblik
Dutch: t+|nl|seconde|m, t+|nl|moment|m
Esperanto: t-|eo|sekundo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|hetki, t+|fi|sekunti
French: t+|fr|seconde|f, t+|fr|instant|m
German: t+|de|Sekunde|f, t+|de|Augenblick|m, t-|de|Moment|m
Greek: t-|el|λε���|n|trleptó|scGrek
Hebrew: שנ�� (shnia) f
Italian: t+|it|secondo|m, t+|it|attimo|m, t+|it|momento|m
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Maltese: t-|mt|sekonda|f|xsMaltese, t-|mt|dalwaqt|xsMaltese
Norwegian: t+|no|sekund|n, t-|no|øyeblikk|n
Portuguese t+|pt|instante|m, t+|pt|momento|m, t+|pt|segundo|m
Russian: t+|ru|�ек�нда|f|trsekúnda|scCyrl, t-|ru|момен�|m|trmoment|scCyrl, t+|ru|миг|m|trmig|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|sekunda|f
Spanish: t-|es|momento|m
Swedish: t+|sv|ögonblick|n, t+|sv|sekund|c
Telugu: ��షణ� (kshaNaM)
Thai: THchar|วิ�า�ี (wínaatee)
Vietnamese: giây lát, m�t ch�c, m�t lúc
Welsh: t-|cy|amrantiad|m|xs=Welsh
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trans-top|manufactured item that fails to meet quality control standards
Czech: t-|cs|druhá jakost|f, t-|cs|druhák|m
Danish: sekundavare
Dutch: tweede keus m <!-- tweede soort f -->
Finnish: t-|fi|sekunda, t|fi|kakkoslaatu
French: article de second choix m
German: t-|de|zweite Wahl|f
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Italian: seconda scelta f
Maltese: t-|mt|ta' sekonda|xs=Maltese
Norwegian: t-|no|feilvare|m
Portuguese: t-|pt|artigo de segunda|m
Swedish: t-|sv|andrahandsvara|c, t-|sv|utskottsvara|c
Telugu: ర��డ�ర�� (reMDOrakaM)
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trans-top|attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant
Czech: t-|cs|sekundant|m
Danish: t-|da|sekundant
Dutch: t-|nl|secondant|m
Finnish: t|fi|sekundantti, t+|fi|avustaja
German: t-|de|Sekundant|m
Italian: t+|it|padrino|m, t+|it|secondo|m
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Japanese: t-|ja|����|trsekondo|scJpan
Norwegian: t-|no|sekundant|m
Russian: t-|ru|�ек�ндан�|trsekundánt|scCyrl
Slovene: t-|sl|sekundant|m
Swedish: t-|sv|sekundant|c, t-|sv|sekond|c
Vietnamese: (ngư�i) phụ tá, ngư�i s�n sóc
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trans-top|one who agrees in addition
Danish: t-|da|støtte
Dutch: t-|nl|ondersteuner|m
Finnish: t-|fi|kannattaja
Norwegian: t-|no|støtte
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Sindhi: SDchar|ٻ��� m, SDchar|ٻ�� f
Swedish: t-|sv|stödjande|c
Vietnamese: ngư�i ủng h�, ngư�i tán thành
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trans-top|another chance to achieve what should have been done the first time
Dutch: t-|nl|herkansing|f
Finnish: toinen mahdollisuus
Italian: seconda chance f, seconda possibilità f
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Maltese: it-tieni darba
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trans-top|second gear
Finnish: t+|fi|kakkonen, t|fi|kakkosvaihde
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Spanish: t+|es|segunda|f
Swedish: t-|sv|tvåan
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trans-top|second base
Finnish: t-|fi|kakkospesä, t+|fi|kakkonen
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ttbc|Breton: bremaik adverb, eilenn f, eilennoù f p
ttbc|Estonian: hetk, sekund, sekundant, silmapilk, moment, teine, teise sordi kaup, viiv
ttbc|Frisian: sekonde m
ttbc|Interlingua: secunda, instante
ttbc|Latin: secundus
ttbc|Manchu: (miyori)
ttbc|Polish: drugi m, gatunek m, sekundant m
ttbc|Romanian: secund m, secund� f
ttbc|Slovak: moment m, momentík m, sekunda f, sekundant m, sekundantka f
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Numeral
infl|en|numeral|ordinal

1. Number-two; following immediately after the first one.

#: He lives on Second Street.
#: The second book in "The Lord of the Rings" series is called "The Two Towers".

1. That which comes after the first. <!--There may be no third.-->

#: You take the first one, and I'll have the second.

Alternative forms
sense|number-two 2nd, 2^nd, II, IInd, II^nd

Derived terms
<!--Terms derived from any of the ADJECTIVE SENSE-->
secondary
second amendment
second base
second baseman
second-best
second cousin
second fiddle
second hand
second-in-command
second nature

Translations
trans-top|second (numeral)
Breton: eil m|f, daouvet m <!-- divvet f -->
Catalan: segon m <!-- segona f (abbreviations 2n m, 2na f) -->
Crimean Tatar: ekıncı
Czech: t+|cs|druhý
Danish: anden, næst- <!-- (e.g. næststørst = second largest) -->
Dutch: tweede <!-- abbreviations 2^de, 2^e -->
Esperanto: t-|eo|dua|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t+|et|teine
Finnish: t+|fi|toinen
French: t+|fr|deuxième|m|f; t+|fr|second|m, qualifier|in names of monarchs and popes t+|fr|deux|m|f
Frisian: twadde <!-- (abbreviation 2e) -->
German: zweite <!-- (abbreviation 2.) -->
Greek: δε��ε�ο� m <!-- δε��ε�η f, δε��ε�ο n (abbreviation 2ο� m, 2η f, 2ο n) -->
Hebrew: שנ� (sheni) m <!-- שנ�� (shnia) f, שנ��� (shniyim) m|p, שנ��ת (shniyot) f|p -->
Icelandic: annar m <!-- önnur f, annað n (abbreviation 2.) -->
Indonesian: kedua <!-- (abbreviation) ke-2 -->
Interlingua: secunde
Irish: dóú<!-- (abbreviation 2ú)-->; dara
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Italian: t+|it|secondo|m
Japanese: ��� (����, niban-me)
Kurdish: KUchar|د����
Manchu: (juweci), (jai), (jaici)
Manx: derrey <!-- (abbreviation 2oo) -->
Norwegian: t-|no|andre
Polish: t+|pl|drugi|m, t-|pl|druga|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|segundo|m
Romanian: secund m <!-- secund� f, doilea|al doilea m, doua|a doua f -->
Russian: t+|ru|в�о�ой|m|trvtorój|scCyrl
Slovak: t-|sk|druhý|m
Slovene: t+|sl|drugi|m
Spanish: t+|es|segundo|m
Swedish: t+|sv|andra
Tatar: икен�е
Turkish: ikinci <!-- (abbreviation 2.) -->
Vietnamese: thứ hai#Vietnamese|hai
Welsh: ail <!-- (abbreviation 2il) -->
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trans-top|that which comes after the first
Catalan: segon m
Crimean Tatar: ekıncı
Czech: tø|sc|druhý|m|xs=Sardinian
Danish: nummer to,anden
Dutch: t+|nl|tweede|n
Estonian: t+|et|teine
Finnish: t+|fi|toinen, t+|fi|kakkonen
French: t+|fr|deuxième|m|f, t+|fr|second|m
German: t-|de|zweiter|m
Hebrew: שנ� (sheni) m <!-- שנ�� (shnia) f -->
Indonesian: kedua
Italian: t+|it|secondo|m
Japanese: ��� (nibanme)
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Malay: kedua
Malayalam: രണ��ാമത�ത� (raNtaamathe)
Maltese: t-|mt|it-tieni|xs=Maltese
Norwegian: t-|no|andre|n
Portuguese: t+|pt|segundo|m
Russian: t+|ru|в�о�ой|trvtorój|scCyrl
Sindhi: SDchar|ٻ���� m <!-- SDchar|ٻ��� f -->
Spanish: t+|es|segundo|m
Swedish: t+|sv|andra
Tatar: икен�е
Telugu: ర��డవ (reMDava)
Thai: THchar|�ี�สอ� (têe s�ng)
Turkish: t-|tr|ikinci
Vietnamese: (cái#Vietnamese|cái, vật, chiếc...) thứ hai#Vietnamese|hai
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See also
Previous: first
Next: third

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two.

#: I second the motion.

Translations
trans-top|to agree as a second person
Danish: støtte, sekundere, bakke op
Dutch: t-|nl|bijvallen, t+|nl|ondersteunen
Estonian: toetama
Finnish: t+|fi|kannattaa
Interlingua: secundar
Italian: t-|it|assecondare, t-|it|secondare, t+|it|appoggiare, t+|it|sostenere
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Portuguese: t-|pt|apoiar, t-|pt|secundar
Romanian: t-|ro|susţine, t-|ro|secunda
Slovak: podporiť, vyjadriť súhlas
Spanish: t-|es|secundar
Swedish: t-|sv|bifalla, t-|sv|instämma, t-|sv|sekundera, t+|sv|stödja
Vietnamese: t+|vi|ủng h�|xsVietnamese, t+|vi|tán thành|xsVietnamese
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Pronunciation 2
AHD|s�k�nd', IPA|/sɪ�k�nd/, SAMPA|/"s@kQnd/

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive Transfer temporarily to alternative employment.

#* 1998 � w:Paul Leonard (writer)|Paul Leonard, w:Dreamstone Moon|Dreamstone Moon, ch 9
#*: Daniel had still been surprised, however, to find the lab area deserted, all the scientists apparently seconded by Cleomides's military friends.

Translations

Finnish: komentaa, siirtää komennus|komennukselle
Italian: distaccare, comandare
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See also
sister|disambig
pedia|arcsecond
pedia|second (parliamentary)
pedia|second (time)
pedia|second-hand goods

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English words with a common and a technical definition
Category:SI units
Category:Time

French
French ordinals

Alternative forms
qualifier|abbreviation 2^e f

Etymology
From L.|fr term|secundus||second; related to term|sequi||follow.

Pronunciation
SAMPA|/s(@)go~/, /s(@)go~t/ (with liaison)

Adjective
infl|fr|adjective|gender=m|prepositive||feminine|seconde

1. Second (ordinal numeral)
2. alternate

Synonyms
sense|ordinal deuxième

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. assistant

See also
secondaire
seconde
seconder

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