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SECAM

Syllabification: (SECAM)

Pronunciation: /ˈsēkam/

Definition of SECAM

noun

the television broadcasting system used in France and eastern Europe.

Origin:

from French séquentiel couleur à mémoire (so named because the color information is transmitted in sequential blocks to a memory in the receiver)

SECAM in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of SECAM in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

sec ¹
sec ²
sec ³
Sec.
sec.
SECAM
secant
secateurs
Secchi disc
secco
secede

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kempt

/ kɛm(p)t

adjective

maintained in a neat and clean condition …

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