sec−1

American  

1. Symbol, Trigonometry. arc secant.

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Example Sentences

Combine 3 cups Manischewitz, 1/2 cup triple sec, 1/3 cup brandy and 5 dashes orange bitters in a large pitcher.

From Time

Nick hollered, “Just a sec, 1 gotta ring up this purchase!” and then after he had handed Horsethief Shorty Wilson his change, the storekeeper trotted into the Rael front yard, where Mercedes hadn’t moved a muscle or twitched an eyelash for over two minutes, and where Harlan Betchel was holding onto his loafer as gingerly as if it had been Lizzie Borden’s bloodstained ax.

From Literature

One horse power = 33,000 ft. lbs. per minute = 550 ft. lbs. per sec. = 1,980,000 ft. lbs. per hour.

From Project Gutenberg

Then, if the required divisions are longer than those of the pattern, the angle is cos−1 α, but, if shorter, the angle is sec−1 α.

From Project Gutenberg

In the second case, that is, when the angle is sec−1 α, the dividing square is applied to the work, and the divisions cut when the edge of the square coincides with the end of each division on the pattern.

From Project Gutenberg