Second : adj
1: coming next after the first in position in space or time or
degree or magnitude [syn: 2nd, 2d]
2: coming next after first; "a second chance"; "the second vice
president"
3: a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in
pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute";
"the second violins" [ant: first]
4: having the second highest gear ratio; "second gear"
(noun)
1: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the
Systeme International d'Unites [syn: sec, s]
2: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only
takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: moment, minute,
bit]
3: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who
is stationed near 2nd base [syn: second base]
4: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party
began" [syn: moment, minute, instant]
5: following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a
close second"
6: a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes
and 45 seconds south of here" [syn: arcsecond]
7: the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing
match
8: a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" [syn: secondment,
endorsement, indorsement]
9: the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in
the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down
into second to make the hill" [syn: second gear]
10: merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a
reduced price without the brand name [syn: irregular]
adv : in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy"
[syn: secondly]
(verb)
1: give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that
motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new
project" [syn: back, endorse, indorse]
2: transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment;
"The officer was seconded for duty overseas"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Second : \Sec"ond\, a. [F., fr. L. secundus second, properly,
following, fr. sequi to follow. See Sue to follow, and cf.
Secund.]
1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in
order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another;
other.
And he slept and dreamed the second time. --Gen.
xli. 5.
2. Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or
rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
May the day when we become the second people upon
earth . . . be the day of our utter extirpation.
--Landor.
3. Being of the same kind as another that has preceded;
another, like a protype; as, a second Cato; a second Troy;
a second deluge.
A Daniel, still say I, a second Daniel! --Shak.
Second Adventist. See Adventist.
Second cousin, the child of a cousin.
Second-cut file. See under File.
Second distance (Art), that part of a picture between the
foreground and the background; -- called also middle
ground, or middle distance. [R.]
Second estate (Eng.), the House of Peers.
Second girl, a female house-servant who does the lighter
work, as chamber work or waiting on table.
Second intention. See under Intention.
Second story, Story floor, in America, the second range
of rooms from the street level. This, in England, is
called the first floor, the one beneath being the ground
floor.
Second thought or thoughts, consideration of a matter
following a first impulse or impression; reconsideration.
On second thoughts, gentlemen, I don't wish you had
known him. --Dickens.
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Second : \Sec"ond\, n.
1. One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next
and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence,
or power.
Man an angel's second, nor his second long. --Young.
2. One who follows or attends another for his support and
aid; a backer; an assistant; specifically, one who acts as
another's aid in a duel.
Being sure enough of seconds after the first onset.
--Sir H.
Wotton.
3. Aid; assistance; help. [Obs.]
Give second, and my love Is everlasting thine. --J.
Fletcher.
4. pl. An article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the
best; esp., a coarse or inferior kind of flour.
5. [F. seconde. See Second, a.] The sixtieth part of a
minute of time or of a minute of space, that is, the
second regular subdivision of the degree; as, sound moves
about 1,140 English feet in a second; five minutes and ten
seconds north of this place.
6. In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part
of an inch or prime; a line. See Inch, and Prime, n.,
8.
7. (Mus.)
(a) The interval between any tone and the tone which is
represented on the degree of the staff next above it.
(b) The second part in a concerted piece; -- often
popularly applied to the alto.
Second hand, the hand which marks the seconds on the dial
of a watch or a clock.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Second : \Sec"ond\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seconded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Seconding.] [Cf. F. seconder, L. secundare, from
secundus. See Second, a.]
1. To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate.
[R.]
In the method of nature, a low valley is immediately
seconded with an ambitious hill. --Fuller.
Sin is seconded with sin. --South.
2. To follow or attend for the purpose of assisting; to
support; to back; to act as the second of; to assist; to
forward; to encourage.
We have supplies to second our attempt. --Shak.
In human works though labored on with pain, A
thousand movements scarce one purpose gain; In
God's, one single can its end produce, Yet serves to
second too some other use. --Pope.
3. Specifically, to support, as a motion or proposal, by
adding one's voice to that of the mover or proposer.
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7. (Mach.) A joint or other connection uniting parts of
machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender
connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine;
especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes
and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate
disconnection.
8. (Brewing) A cask suspended on trunnions, in which
fermentation is carried on.
Hypostatic union (Theol.) See under Hypostatic.
Latin union. See under Latin.
Legislative Union (Eng. Hist.), the union of Great Britain
and Ireland, which took place Jan. 1, 1801.
Union, or Act of Union (Eng. Hist.), the act by which
Scotland was united to England, or by which the two
kingdoms were incorporated into one, in 1707.
Union by the first, or second, intention. (Surg.) See
To heal by the first, or second, intention, under
Intention.
Union down (Naut.), a signal of distress at sea made by
reversing the flag, or turning its union downward.
Union jack. (Naut.) See Jack, n., 10.
Union joint. (Mech.)
(a) A joint formed by means of a union.
(b) A piece of pipe made in the form of the letter T.
Syn: Unity; junction; connection; concord; alliance;
coalition; combination; confederacy.
Usage: Union, Unity. Union is the act of bringing two or
more things together so as to make but one, or the
state of being united into one. Unity is a state of
simple oneness, either of essence, as the unity of
God, or of action, feeling, etc., as unity of design,
of affection, etc. Thus, we may speak of effecting a
union of interests which shall result in a unity of
labor and interest in securing a given object.
One kingdom, joy, and union without end.
--Milton.
[Man] is to . . . beget Like of his like, his
image multiplied. In unity defective; which
requires Collateral love, and dearest amity.
--Milton.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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SECOND. A measure equal to one sixtieth part of a minute. Vide Measure.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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