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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 |