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NOUN | 1 | s, second, sec | 1/60 of a minute |
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2 | S, sulfur, sulphur, atomic number 16 | An abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element | |
3 | S, south, due south | The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees | |
4 | S, mho, siemens, reciprocal ohm | A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm | |
5 | S | The 19th letter of the Roman alphabet | |
6 | S, randomness, entropy | (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work |
Sounds | eh's |
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Rhymes | abscess, access, acquiesce, and 72 more rhymes in ehs at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | 1/60 of a minute. The basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites. |
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Synonyms | second, sec |
Part of | minute, min |
Parts | millisecond, msec |
Narrower | leap second |
Broader | time unit, unit of time |
Meaning | 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). |
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Synonyms | sulfur, sulphur, atomic number 16 |
Narrower | brimstone, native sulfur, native sulphur |
Broader | chemical element, element |
Substance of | sulfide, sulphide; vitriol, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid |
Meaning | The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees. |
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Synonyms | south, due south |
Broader | cardinal compass point |
Meaning | A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm. |
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Synonyms | mho, siemens, reciprocal ohm |
Broader | conductance unit |
Meaning | The 19th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
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Member of | Roman alphabet, Latin alphabet |
Broader | letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character |
Meaning | (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work. |
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Examples | "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity" |
Synonyms | randomness, entropy |
Category | thermodynamics |
Narrower | conformational entropy |
Broader | physical property |