Sec — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛk/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛk/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈɛk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Securities and Exchange Commission secant unsweet s second

Parts of Speech

noun	1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
noun	ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
noun	an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
adjective	(of champagne) moderately dry

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sek

1/60 Minute; die grundlegende Zeiteinheit, die im Rahmen der Systeme International d'Unites übernommen wurde

🇫🇷French

seconde

1/60 de minute ; l'unité de temps de base adoptée dans le cadre du Système International d'Unités

🇪🇸Spanish

segundo

1/60 de minuto; la unidad básica de tiempo adoptada bajo el Systeme International d'Unites

🇮🇹Italian

sez

1/60 di minuto; l'unità di tempo di base adottata dal Systeme International d'Unites

🇵🇹Portuguese

segundo

1/60 de minuto; a unidade básica de tempo adotada no Systeme International d'Unites

🇷🇺Russian

сек

1/60 минуты; основная единица времени, принятая в рамках Международной системы единиц.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सेकंड

एक मिनट का 1/60; सिस्टम इंटरनेशनल डी'यूनाइट्स के तहत अपनाई गई समय की मूल इकाई

🇧🇩Bengali

সেকেন্ড

এক মিনিটের 1/60; সিস্টেম ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ডি ইউনাইটসের অধীনে গৃহীত সময়ের মৌলিক একক

🇮🇳Tamil

நொடி

ஒரு நிமிடத்தில் 1/60; Systeme International d'Unites இன் கீழ் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்பட்ட நேரத்தின் அடிப்படை அலகு

🇮🇳Telugu

సెక

నిమిషానికి 1/60; సిస్టమ్ ఇంటర్నేషనల్ డి'యునైట్స్ కింద స్వీకరించబడిన సమయం యొక్క ప్రాథమిక యూనిట్

🇮🇳Marathi

सेकंद

एका मिनिटाचा 1/60; Systeme International d'Unites अंतर्गत अवलंबलेले वेळेचे मूलभूत एकक

🇮🇳Gujarati

સેકન્ડ

એક મિનિટનો 1/60; Systeme International d'Unites હેઠળ અપનાવવામાં આવેલ સમયનું મૂળભૂત એકમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೆಕೆಂಡು

ಒಂದು ನಿಮಿಷದ 1/60; ಸಿಸ್ಟಮ್ ಇಂಟರ್ನ್ಯಾಷನಲ್ ಡಿ'ಯುನೈಟ್ಸ್ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಳವಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ಸಮಯದ ಮೂಲ ಘಟಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സെക്കൻ്റ്

ഒരു മിനിറ്റിൻ്റെ 1/60; സിസ്റ്റം ഇൻ്റർനാഷണൽ ഡി യുണൈറ്റസിന് കീഴിൽ സ്വീകരിച്ച സമയത്തിൻ്റെ അടിസ്ഥാന യൂണിറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਕਿੰਟ

ਇੱਕ ਮਿੰਟ ਦਾ 1/60; ਸਿਸਟਮ ਇੰਟਰਨੈਸ਼ਨਲ ਡੀ ਯੂਨਾਈਟਸ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਅਪਣਾਈ ਗਈ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਮੂਲ ਇਕਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیکنڈ

ایک منٹ کا 1/60؛ وقت کی بنیادی اکائی جسے Systeme International d'Unites کے تحت اپنایا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

秒

1/60 分钟；国际单位制采用的基本时间单位

🇯🇵Japanese

秒

1/60分。国際統一制度に基づいて採用された時間の基本単位

🇰🇷Korean

비서

1/60분; Systeme International d'Unites에서 채택한 기본 시간 단위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giây

1/60 phút; đơn vị thời gian cơ bản được thông qua theo Systeme International d'Unites

🇹🇭Thai

วินาที

1/60 นาที; หน่วยพื้นฐานของเวลาที่ใช้ภายใต้ Systeme International d'Unites

🇮🇩Indonesian

detik

1/60 menit; satuan waktu dasar yang diadopsi berdasarkan Systeme International d'Unites

🇲🇾Malay

sek

1/60 minit; unit asas masa yang diterima pakai di bawah Systeme International d'Unites

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثانية

1/60 دقيقة؛ الوحدة الأساسية للوقت المعتمدة في النظام الدولي للوحدات

🇮🇷Persian

ثانیه

1/60 دقیقه؛ واحد اصلی زمان که تحت سیستم بین المللی d'Unites به تصویب رسید

🇹🇷Turkish

saniye

1/60 dakika; Systeme International d'Unites kapsamında kabul edilen temel zaman birimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שניות

1/60 דקה; יחידת הזמן הבסיסית שאומצה במסגרת Systeme International d'Unites

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The primary meaning of 'sec' is '1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites'.

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Using 'sec' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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