secs.

American  

abbreviation

1. seconds.

2. sections.

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Example Sentences

The whole thing takes about 15 secs., which is quite Bubonic enough for my tastes.

From Time • Apr. 2, 2010

In the 100 m she blazed to a time of 10.75 secs. and the largest margin of victory in that race since the 1952 Games.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cyc. of L., “Religious Societies” and “Beneficial Societies”; 2 Benefit Societies & L. Insurance, Bacon, secs. 400a and 450a.363.Farnsworth v.

From The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law by Scanlan, Charles M.

This allowed the subject 7 secs. for recalling and writing each term in A1-12 and 9 sec. in A13-16.

From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo

In learning, each couplet was exposed 3 secs., during about 2 secs. of which the shutter was fully open and motionless.

From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo