s

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
    

• the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet

• 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)

• 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  randomness , entropy , S , mho , siemens , reciprocal ohm , south , due south , southward , sulfur , sulphur , atomic number 16 , second , sec