Noun s has 6 senses
  1. second, sec, s - 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
    --1 is a kind of time unit, unit of time
    --1 is a part of minute, min
    --1 has parts: millisecond, msec
    --1 has particulars: leap second
  2. sulfur, S, sulphur, atomic number 16 - 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)
    --2 is a kind of chemical element, element
    --2 is a substance of
     sulfide, sulphide; vitriol, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid
    --2 has particulars: brimstone, native sulfur, native sulphur
  3. south, due south, S - the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
    --3 is a kind of cardinal compass point
  4. mho, siemens, reciprocal ohm, S - a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
    --4 is a kind of conductance unit
  5. S - the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
    --5 is a kind of
    letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
    --5 is a member of Roman alphabet, Latin alphabet
  6. randomness, entropy, S - (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"
    --6 is a kind of physical property
    --6 has particulars: conformational entropy
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