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The Meaning of s
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(noun) (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"
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(noun) the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
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(noun) a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
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(noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
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(noun) 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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(noun) 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Synonyms
endorsement
,
second
,
instant
,
sulfur
,
sulphur
,
secondment
,
second base
,
second gear
,
sec
,
secant
,
moment
,
siemens
,
indorsement
,
due south
,
reciprocal ohm
,
mho
,
south
,
mo
,
irregular
,
southward
,
entropy
,
randomness
,
atomic number 16
,
bit
,
arcsecond
,
minute
,
stochasticity
,
selective information
,
information
,
noise
,
haphazardness
Homophones
ess
,
esse
,
s.
,
sh
Rhymes
abs
,
abscess
,
abts
,
access
,
acquiesce
,
address
,
adss
,
aggress
,
assess
,
attests
,
bess
,
besse
,
bless
,
bress
,
bresse
,
caress
,
ccs
,
ches
,
chess
,
cmos
,
coalesce
,
compress
,
confess
,
contests
,
convalesce
,
cress
,
depress
,
digests
,
digress
,
dispossess
,
distress
,
dress
,
egress
,
ellesse
,
ess
,
esse
,
etess
,
excess
,
express
,
fess
,
finesse
,
fluoresce
,
fress
,
gess
,
gless
,
gress
,
guess
,
hces
,
headdress
,
hess
,
hesse
,
impress
,
ines
,
inverness
,
jess
,
kess
,
kless
,
kness
,
kress
,
kresse
,
kubes
,
largesse
,
lcs
,
les
,
less
,
letterpress
,
ls
,
mess
,
ness
,
nevertheless
,
noblesse
,
nonetheless
,
oas
,
obsess
,
oppress
,
outguess
,
overdress
,
pesce
,
pless
,
possess
,
press
,
presse
,
process
,
profess
,
progress
,
protests
,
ques
,
reassess
,
recess
,
redress
,
refenes
,
regress
,
reinvests
,
repossess
,
repress
,
requests
,
ress
,
simplesse
,
stds
,
stress
,
success
,
suppress
,
tcas
,
tess
,
transgress
,
tress
,
ts
,
undress
,
unless
,
uss
,
vess
,
watercress
,
wes
,
wess
,
ws
,
yes