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noun (rfc-level, Noun at L4+ not in L3 Ety section)
- 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.
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
- A short, indeterminate amount of time.
- I'll be there in a .
- (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.
- 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.
- 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 .
- 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.
- (baseball) second base, Second base.
Translations: - Dutch: herkansing(nl)f
- French: article de second choix
- German: Sekundant(de)m
- Italian: seconda chance , seconda possibilití
- Spanish: segunda(es)f
verb
- (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two.
- I the motion.
Translations: - Dutch: bijvallen(nl), ondersteunen(nl)
- Italian: secondare}}, it(it(it, assecondare}}, {{t-, it)appoggiare, {{t+)sostenere
- Spanish: secundar(es)
Etymology: From (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
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