Definitions of S:

  • noun:   the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
  • 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)
  • noun:   (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
    Example: "Entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity"
  • noun:   the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
  • noun:   1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
  • noun:   a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm