'SEC' definitions:
Definition of 'sec'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(of champagne) moderately dry [syn: sec, unsweet]
noun
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: second, sec, s]
noun
Ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right- angled triangle [syn: secant, sec]
noun
An independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors [syn: Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC]
Synonyms of 'SEC'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- AEC,
- Appalachian Regional Commission,
- Atomic Energy Commission,
- CAB,
- Central Intelligence Agency,
- CIA,
- Civil Aeronautics Board,
- District of Columbia,
- Domestic Council,
- EDA,
- EEOC,
- EIB,
- Environmental Protection Agency,
- EPA,
- FAA,
- FBI,
- FCA,
- FCC,
- FDA,
- Federal Aviation Agency,
- Federal Communications Commission,
- Federal Maritime Commission,
- Federal Power Commission,
- FPC,
- FTC,
- GAO,
- General Accounting Office,
- General Services Administration,
- Government Printing Office,
- GSA,
- ICC,
- Indian Claims Commission,
- Interstate Commerce Commission,
- Library of Congress,
- NASA,
- National Mediation Board,
- National Science Foundation,
- National Security Council,
- NLRB,
- NSF,
- OEO,
- Panama Canal Company,
- Railroad Retirement Board,
- Smithsonian Institution,
- Tennessee Valley Authority,
- TVA,
- USIA,
- VA
Synonyms of 'sec'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acerb,
- acerbate,
- acerbic,
- acescent,
- breath,
- coup,
- crab,
- crabbed,
- crack,
- dry,
- flash,
- green,
- half a jiffy,
- half a mo,
- half a second,
- half a shake,
- instant,
- jiff,
- jiffy,
- microsecond,
- millisecond,
- minute,
- moment,
- pickled,
- pungent,
- second,
- shake,
- sour,
- sour as vinegar,
- soured,
- sourish,
- split second,
- stroke,
- tart,
- tartish,
- tick,
- trice,
- twink,
- twinkle,
- twinkling,
- twitch,
- two shakes,
- unripe,
- unsweet,
- unsweetened,
- vinegarish,
- vinegary,
- wink
Acronyms for 'sec'
From: V.E.R.A.
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