Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sec

3 senses of sec

Sense 1
second, sec, s -- (1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)
       => time unit, unit of time -- (a unit for measuring time periods)

Sense 2
secant, sec -- (ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle)
       => trigonometric function, circular function -- (function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle)

Sense 3
Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC -- (an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors)
       => independent agency -- (an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments)

Antonyms of adj sec

1 sense of sec

Sense 1
sec, unsweet -- ((of champagne) moderately dry)

INDIRECT (VIA dry) -> sweet -- ((used of wines) having a high residual sugar content; "sweet dessert wines")

Similarity of adj sec

1 sense of sec

Sense 1
sec, unsweet -- ((of champagne) moderately dry)
       => dry (vs. sweet) -- ((of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux")