Term: leap second: 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
Broader: second: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Unrelated: flacourtia: often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa
Broader: second: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Unrelated: alliaceous plant: bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
Broader: second: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Unrelated: indian monetary unit: monetary unit in India
Broader: second: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Unrelated: talking point: an especially persuasive point helping to support an argument or discussion
Broader: second: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Unrelated: syndactyly: birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes
Broader: second: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Unrelated: sectarian: a member of a sect
Broader: second: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Unrelated: paster: a workman who pastes
Broader: second: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Unrelated: floater: a swimmer who floats in the water
Broader: second: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Unrelated: counselor: someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp
Broader: second: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Unrelated: tetragrammaton: four Hebrew letters usually transliterated as YHWH (Yahweh) or JHVH (Jehovah) signifying the Hebrew name for God which the Jews regarded as too holy to pronounce