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s

s

1 1.0
A short sign used to show seconds of time
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : s
  • The mean time of implementation for the evaluated lessons was 40 min, 40 s (SD = 1 min 47 s).
  • 30 s
  • 60 s
  • 10 s

Examples

  • In group 2 (n=10), Pain Ease was sprayed for a longer duration (10 s) at a distance of 18 cm.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Glides shorter than 5 s were excluded from the analysis, and glides longer than 5 s were broken into 5 s sub-glides.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The test signal has 12 segments, so the total signal duration is 3 s (60,000 samples).

    Academic text (1990)

  • In cultured hippocampal neurons, CaM is rapidly (15 s) translocated to the nucleus following a brief depolarizing stimulus (Mermelstein et al., 2001).

    Academic text (2017)

  • The timer is set to alert us every s when the one-minute countdown finishes.

  • It took her less than 10 s to answer the question during the quiz.

  • He completed the task in just 30 s, impressing his supervisor with his speed.

Compounds

S-shape
1 3.9

A double curve that looks like the letter S

Atromid-S
  • Archaic
9.6

A medicine used to lower fat and cholesterol in the blood

S wrench
7.5

A tool with an S-shaped handle for turning bolts in tight spaces

Surface Forms

s singular
s plural

Etymology

S is used as the symbol for the time unit second, which means 'one sixtieth of a minute', so when you see s after a number it tells you the time in seconds.