second
number
[ ˈsɛk(ə)nd ]
• constituting number two in a sequence; coming after the first in time or order; 2nd.
• "he married for a second time"
• subordinate or inferior in position, rank, or importance.
• "it was second only to Copenhagen among Baltic ports"
Similar:
secondary,
lower,
subordinate,
subsidiary,
lesser,
minor,
subservient,
supporting,
lower-grade,
inferior,
• an attendant assisting a combatant in a duel or boxing match.
second
verb
• formally support or endorse (a nomination or resolution or its proposer) as a necessary preliminary to adoption or further discussion.
• "Bridgeman seconded Maxwell's motion calling for the reform"
Similar:
formally support,
give one's support to,
announce one's support for,
vote for,
back,
back up,
approve,
give one's approval to,
endorse,
promote,
commend,
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.
second
noun
• 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 caesium-133 atom.
• a sixtieth of a minute of angular distance.
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.
second
verb
• transfer (a military officer or other official or worker) temporarily to other employment or another position.
• "I was seconded to a public relations unit"
Similar:
assign temporarily,
lend,
transfer,
move,
shift,
relocate,
assign,
reassign,
send,
attach,
allocate,
detail,
appoint,
Origin:
early 19th century: from French en second ‘in the second rank (of officers)’.
