1. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Système International d'Unités
   "He held his breath for 30 secs";
   - second, s
    
2. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
   "The sec function is the reciprocal of the cosine";
   - secant

1. (of champagne) moderately dry
   "He preferred sec champagne to the sweeter varieties";
   - 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, Novo Mesto