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 sec·ond /ˈsɛkənd ||kənt, ||kən, kǝŋ/
 秒,瞬間,第二名,支持者,助手,贊成(a.)第二的,其次的,多餘的,次要的

 second
 每秒位元數

 second
 幅透秒(曝光單位)

 second
 秒; 第二( 的 )

 second
 安培秒 AS

 second
 秒 第二

 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.  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.

 Sec·ond a.
 1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occurring 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 prototype; 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, Second 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 Second 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.

 Sec·ond, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seconded; p. pr. & vb. n. Seconding.]
 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, Parliamentary Procedure to support, as a motion6 or proposal, by adding one's voice to that of the mover or proposer.
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 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"
      n 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]
      v 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"