eng: S

Information
has URI	http://lexvo.org/id/term/eng/S
character	Character U+0053

Meaning
means	(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) S, sulphur, atomic number 16, sulfur
means	(noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees S, due south, southward, south
means	(noun) a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm siemens, S, mho, reciprocal ohm
means	(noun) the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet S, s
means	(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" randomness, entropy, S