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1. second [ a ] coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude

Used in print:

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

In the ninth , Robinson led off with his second double of the night , a blast off the fence 375 feet deep into left .

Gaining her second straight victory , Norman_B._Small_,_Jr. 's Garden_Fresh , a 3 - year old filly , downed promising colts in the $ 4500 St._Patrick's_Day_Purse , featured seventh race here today , and paid $ 7.20 straight .

She snapped five tenths of a second off the mark set by Helen_Shipley , of Wellsley_College , in the National_A.A.U. meet in Columbus , Ohio .

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Both turned_in top jobs for the second straight game .

He got hit from the blind side by the split_end coming_back on the second play of the game .

Synonyms second 2d 2nd Related Terms ordinal

2. second [ n ] 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the System International d'Unites

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(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)

The video signal is amplified and then switched , in synchronism with the three ultraviolet_light sources which are sequenced by the rotating mirror so that during one-twentieth of a second only one wavelength , corresponding to red , green , or blue , is seen .

The travel time of sound in tissue is about 1500 meters per second thus it takes about 16 � msec. to traverse 25 mm. of tissue .

As shown in Fig. 4 , an external antenna is placed over or around the patient and excited 3000 times a second with short 400 - kc. bursts .

(Harold Searles, "Schizophrenic Communication,"...)

I could evoke no further elaboration from her about this ; but a_few seconds later she was standing directly across the room from me , looking me in the eyes and saying in a scathingly condemnatory tone , `` Your father despises you '' !

(Harry Olesker, Impact....)

Not once , in the time that he had known her , had he ever considered the possibility , not once , not for one one-thousandth of a second , of her infidelity .

Synonyms second sec s Related Terms time_unit leap_second minute millisecond

3. second [ a ] coming next after first
Examples: "a second chance" "the second vice president"

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(Kenneth Hoffman and Ray Kunze, Linear Al...)

The second situation is illustrated by the operator T on * * f ( F any field ) represented in the standard basis by * * f .

Synonyms second Related Terms intermediate

4. second [ r ] in the second place
Examples: "second, we must consider the economy"

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(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)

Second , in a competitive market , the customer feels his weight and throws it around .

(James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)

Second , they believed it important to determine the fate of the captain - a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps , on American towns and counties , on a great American river , and on half a_million square_miles of Arctic seas .

(James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)

Second , vocational courses should be provided in grades 11 and 12 and not require more_than half the student 's time in those years ; however , for slow learners and prospective dropouts these courses ought_to begin earlier .

(Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)

The funds recouped by reductions in item 12 above are used : first , to increase the unadjusted allotments to the specified minimum in those States where the unadjusted allotment is less than the minimum allotment ( item 13 above ) ; and second , to increase uniformly the allotments to those States whose allotments are below their maximums , with adjustments to prevent the allotment of any State from thereby exceeding its maximum .

(A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)

Thomas ' findings are , first , `` that the individual items vary greatly and unpredictably in their persistence '' ; but , second , `` that the semantic groups are surprisingly unvarying in their average persistence '' ( as between M-K and I-E .

Synonyms second secondly

5. second [ n ] an indefinitely short time
Examples: "wait just a moment" "it only takes a minute" "in just a bit"

Used in print:

(George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)

For another second or two he gave_in to the annoyance that was directed at himself ; then his mind moved_on to be confronted by something far more serious , and as the thought expanded , the implications jarred him .

When he heard Calenda say : `` What about that picture you took this afternoon '' ? it still took him another few seconds to remember the job he had done for Frank_Ackerly .

(Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)

In seconds , Greg made his decision .

His burst held for a second on the engine section of the plane .

(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)

Suddenly and not a second too soon I thought_of the coins in my pocket .

Synonyms moment minute second bit Related Terms time blink_of_an_eye

6. second [ n ] the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd base

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(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

John_Powell , batting for Adair , fanned after fouling off two 2 - and 2 pitches , and Buddy_Barker , up for Stepanovich , bounced_out sharply to Jerry_Lumpe at second to end the 2 - hour and - 27 - minute contest .

Jim_Gentile bounced a hard shot off Kunkel 's glove and beat it out for a single , and when Lumpe grabbed the ball and threw it over first_baseman Throneberry 's head Brandt took third and Gentile second on the error .

Synonyms second second_base Related Terms position baseball_team

7. second [ v ] transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

Synonyms transfer reassign second Related Terms delegate exchange reassignment

8. second [ v ] transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
Examples: "The officer was seconded for duty overseas"

Synonyms second Related Terms transfer secondment

9. second [ n ] a particular point in time
Examples: "the moment he arrived the party began"

Synonyms moment instant minute second Related Terms point time climax pinpoint eleventh_hour moment_of_truth moment_of_truth psychological_moment

10. second [ v ] give support or one's blessing to
Examples: "I'll second that motion" "I can't back this plan" "endorse a new project"

Synonyms back indorse endorse second Related Terms support back backing endorsement subscriber seconder

11. second [ n ] the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match

Synonyms second Related Terms attendant

12. second [ n ] a speech seconding a motion
Examples: "do I hear a second?"

Synonyms endorsement indorsement secondment second Related Terms agreement

13. second [ a ] having the second highest gear ratio
Examples: "second gear"

Synonyms second Related Terms forward

14. second [ n ] a 60th part of a minute of arc
Examples: "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"

Synonyms arcsecond second Related Terms angular_unit minute

15. second [ a ] (music) a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
Examples: "second flute" "the second violins"

Synonyms second Related Terms first music

16. second [ n ] following the first in an ordering or series
Examples: : "he came in a close second"

Synonyms second Related Terms rank latter

17. second [ n ] the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
Examples: "he had to shift down into second to make the hill"

Synonyms second second_gear Related Terms gear car motor_vehicle

18. second [ n ] merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

Synonyms second irregular Related Terms merchandise

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