sec

1. secant.
2. second2.
3. section.

adjective

1. (of wines) dry; not sweet.

noun Informal.

1. second2(def 2).

U.S. Government.

1. Securities and Exchange Commission: a board, consisting of five members, charged with regulating the public offer and sale of securities.

1. second.
2. secondary.
3. secretary.
4. section.
5. sector.
6. according to.

1. Symbol, Trigonometry. arc secant.

adjective

1. (of wines) dry
2. (of champagne) of medium sweetness

noun

1. informal short for second 2 wait a sec

abbreviation for

1. secant

abbreviation for

1. Securities and Exchange Commission

abbreviation for

1. second (of time)
2. secondary
3. secretary
4. section
5. sector

n.1956, conversational shortening of second (n.). adj.of wine, “dry,” French sec (10c.), from Latin siccus “dry” (also source of Italian secco); see siccative.

1. Abbreviation of secant