Synonyms: SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission
Definition: an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
Similar words: independent agency
Definition: an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments
Definition: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
Similar words: circular function, trigonometric function
Definition: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
Definition: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Similar words: unit of time, time unit
Definition: a unit for measuring time periods
Definition: (of champagne) moderately dry
Similar words: dry
Definition: (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
Usage: a dry white burgundy; a dry Bordeaux