sec
— Noun
– English
～ ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
SEC
— Noun
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～ an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
sec
— Noun
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～ 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
sec
— Adjective
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～ (of champagne) moderately dry
Secale
— Noun
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～ cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye
Secale cereale
— Noun
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～ hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement
secant
— Noun
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～ a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
secant
— Noun
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～ ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
secateurs
— Noun
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～ small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface
secede
— Verb
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～ withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
secern
— Verb
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～ mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
secernate
— Verb
– English
～ mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
secernment
— Noun
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～ the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
secernment
— Noun
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～ the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
secession
— Noun
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～ formal separation from an alliance or federation
secession
— Noun
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～ an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
Secession
— Noun
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～ the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
secessionism
— Noun
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～ a doctrine that maintains the right of secession
secessionist
— Noun
– English
～ an advocate of secessionism