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second

English

🔊 a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
“second flute”
🔊 coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
🔊 a speech seconding a motion
“do I hear a second?”
🔊 the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
🔊 a 60th part of a minute of arc
“the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here”
🔊 following the first in an ordering or series
“he came in a close second”
🔊 1/60 of a minute
🔊 the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
🔊 merchandise that has imperfections
🔊 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”
🔊 a particular point in time
“the moment he arrived the party began”
🔊 an indefinitely short time
“wait just a moment”
🔊 in the second place
“second, we must consider the economy”
🔊 transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
“The officer was seconded for duty overseas”
🔊 give support or one's approval to
“I'll second that motion”