second
$ \mathrm{second}^1 | ˈsekənd |
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ordinal number
1. constituting number two in a sequence; coming after the first in time or order; 2nd:
e.g. he married for a second time
e.g. Herbie was the second of their six children.
secondly (used to introduce a second point or reason):
e.g. second, they are lightly regulated; and third, they do business with nonresident clients.
Music an interval spanning two consecutive notes in a diatonic scale.
the note which is higher by a second than the tonic of a diatonic scale or root of a chord.
the second in a sequence of a vehicle's gears:
e.g. he took the corner in second.
Baseball second base.
chiefly British the second grade of a school.
(seconds) informal a second course or second helping of food at a meal.
denoting someone or something regarded as comparable to or reminiscent of a better-known predecessor:
e.g. a fear that the conflict would turn into a second Vietnam.
an act or instance of seconding.
2. subordinate or inferior in position, rank, or importance:
e.g. it was second only to Copenhagen among Baltic ports
e.g. he is a writer first and a scientist second.
additional to that already existing, used, or possessed:
e.g. a second home | French as a second language.
the second finisher or position in a race or competition:
e.g. he finished second.
British a place in the second-highest grade in an examination, especially for a degree:
e.g. she got a first in moral sciences and a second in history.
Music performing a lower or subordinate of two or more parts for the same instrument or voice:
e.g. the second violins.
(seconds) goods of an inferior quality.
coarse flour, or bread made from it.
3. an attendant assisting a combatant in a duel or boxing match.
verb with object
formally support or endorse (a nomination or resolution or its proposer) as a necessary preliminary to adoption or further discussion: 採用やさらなる議論に必要な前置きとして(推薦、決議やその提案者を)正式に支援する、支持する
〈提案･動議など〉を支持する, …の採択に賛成する; ｟書｠ 〖直接話法〗…と言って賛成する (!伝達部は主に文中･文尾; )
e.g. Bertonazzi seconded Birmingham's nomination.: ベルトラッツィはバーミンガムのノミネートを支持した。
express agreement with: ~に賛同を表現する
e.g. her view is seconded by most Indian leaders today.: 彼の意見は今日多くのインドの指導者たちに賛同されている。
archaic support; back up: 支える; 支援する
e.g. so well was he seconded by the multitude of laborers at his command.: 彼は彼の指揮にある極めて多数の労働者によってよく支えられていた。
PHRASES
every second
see every other at every.
in the second place
as a second consideration or point.
second to none
the best, worst, fastest, etc.
DERIVATIVES
seconder | ˈsekəndər | noun
ORIGIN
Middle English: via Old French from Latin secundus ‘following, second’, from the base of sequi ‘follow’. The verb dates from the late 16th century.
$ \mathrm{second}^2 | ˈsekənd |
noun
1. (abbreviation s) a sixtieth of a minute of time, which as the SI unit of time is defined in terms of the natural periodicity of the radiation of a cesium-133 atom. (Symbol: ʺ)
informal a very short time:
e.g. his eyes met Charlotte's for a second.
2. (also arc second or second of arc) a sixtieth of a minute of angular distance. (Symbol: ʺ)
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from medieval Latin secunda (minuta) ‘second (minute)’, feminine (used as a noun) of secundus, referring to the ‘second’ operation of dividing an hour by sixty.
$ \mathrm{second}^3 | səˈkänd |
verb with object British
transfer (a military officer or other official or worker) temporarily to other employment or another position:
e.g. I was seconded to a public relations unit.
DERIVATIVES
secondee | ˌsekənˈdē | noun
ORIGIN
early 19th century: from French en second ‘in the second rank (of officers)’.