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s

noun

1 s

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites.

synonyms: sec, second.

Dutch: seconde
Polish: sekunda, s

2 S

An abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions).

synonyms: atomic number 16, sulfur, sulphur.

Dutch: solfer, sulfer, zwavel
Polish: siarka, S

3 S

The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees.

synonyms: due south, south, southward.

Dutch: zuiden
Polish: poĊ‚udnie

4 S

A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm.

synonyms: mho, reciprocal ohm, siemens.

Dutch: siemens
Polish: S, simens

5 S

The 19th letter of the Roman alphabet.

6 S

thermodynamics A thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work:
— Entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity.

synonyms: entropy, randomness.

Dutch: entropie
Polish: entropia


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