s

Etymology 1

num

  1. The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Abbreviations. s # (stenoscript) the sound /s/ in a word. #: (an orthographic ⟨s⟩ pronounced /z/ is transcribed z) # (stenoscript) Abbreviation of us. # (stenoscript) Abbreviation of saw. # (stenoscript) the prefix or initial syllable sub- #: (some manuals advise capital S for the prefix sub-)

noun

  1. (metrology) Abbreviation of scruple. (unit of mass in the apothecaries' system)
  2. (physics) Abbreviation of strange quark.
  3. Alternative form of s.

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