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English noun: s | |||
| 1. | s (time) 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | ||
| Synonyms | sec, second | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | time unit, unit of time | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | leap second | ||
| Part holonym | millisecond, msec | ||
| Part meronym | min, minute | ||
| 2. | S (substance) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chemical element, element | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brimstone, native sulfur, native sulphur | ||
| Substance meronym | oil of vitriol, sulfide, sulfuric acid, sulphide, sulphuric acid, vitriol | ||
| 3. | S the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees | ||
| Synonyms | due south, south, southward | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cardinal compass point | ||
| 4. | S (quantity) a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm | ||
| Synonyms | mho, reciprocal ohm, siemens | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conductance unit | ||
| 5. | S (communication) the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet | ||
| Member meronym | Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet | ||
| 6. | S (attribute) (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work | ||
| Samples | Entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity. | ||
| Synonyms | entropy, randomness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | physical property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conformational entropy | ||
| Domain category | thermodynamics | ||
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