s
- n 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- n 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)
- n the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
- n a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
- n the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
- n (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
s. s. van dine
- n United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
s. smith stevens
- n United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
s.u.v.
- n a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis
sa
- n Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943
sa node
- n a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
saale
- n a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River
saale glaciation
- n the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time
saale river
- n a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River
saame
- n a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
- n the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
saami
- n a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
- n the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
saarinen
- n Finnish architect and city planner who moved to the United States in 1923; father of Eero Saarinen (1873-1950)
- n United States architect (born in Finland) (1910-1961)
saba
- n a island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano
sabal palmetto
- n low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds