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Secants
- noun - a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
- ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
Secedes
- verb - Break away, make a formal withdrawal from
- withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
Secerns
- verb - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
Seckels
- noun - small yellowish- to reddish-brown pear
Seconds
- noun - a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"
- a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
- a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?"
- an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
- following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second"
- give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- Second - 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
- the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift
Secpars
- noun - a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
Secrets
- noun - information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"
- something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
- something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret"
Sectors
- noun - a particular aspect of life or activity;
- a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
- a portion of a military position
- a social group that forms part of the society or the economy; "the public sector"
- measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
- the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes
Secures
- verb - assure payment of
- cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
- fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
- furnish with battens; "batten ships"
- get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"
- make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
Sedates
- verb - cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"