Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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leap second | Yes | No | No | No |
s | Yes | No | No | No |
leap second (noun) | s (noun) |
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a second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation | the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet |
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites |