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1. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Système International d'Unités
   - second, s
    
2. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
   - secant

1. (of champagne) moderately dry
   - unsweet

1. An independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
   - Securities and Exchange Commission

Derived forms: secs

See also: dry

Type of: circular function, independent agency, time unit, trigonometric function, unit of time

Part of: min, minute

Encyclopedia: SEC