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US
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[ UK /ˈɛs/ ]
[ UK /ˈɛs/ ]
NOUN
- the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
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(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 - a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
- the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
- 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)
How To Use S In A Sentence
- The difficulties of the next year or two will, no doubt, reawaken the pro-euro lobby.
- The buildings are usually gabled, with rows of tiles along the ridges of the roofs.
- If you wonder about ‘furphy’, as I did, here's a gloss and explanation.
- Richardson, are proprietors of shows, and the berouged, bedraggled creatures who exhibit on the platform outside for their living. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843
- In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
- Smith, who is also a director of Norwich City Football Club, said her CBE was a "very, very great honour". BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
- Three tall memorial archways inscribed with Chinese characters stand outside the temple.
- I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze and love is a riddle, I don't know where to go, can't do it alone.
- These observations will provide a valuable supplement to the simultaneous records of other expeditions, especially the British in McMurdo Sound and the German in Weddell Sea, above all as regards the hypsometer observations (for the determination of altitude) on sledge journeys. The South Pole~ Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim
- Liberal democracy is a fraud, a cover for the power of the elite. Times, Sunday Times