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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
How often you will meet it
Rank 879 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 20,954 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites also: second, sec
- 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) also: sulfur, sulphur, atomic number 16
- the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees also: south, due south, southward
- a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm also: mho, siemens, reciprocal ohm
- the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
- (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work also: randomness, entropy entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity
s in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I therefore say, emphatically, buy Dodjâs.
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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Douglas elected U.S. Senator; moved to Chicago.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1
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P.S. I forgot to speak of my repose.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 · Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks · Chapter 1
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Your wolf no longer seems to be a wolf Than when she 's hungry.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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A daimen icker in a thrave ’S a sma’ request: I’ll get a blessin’ wi’ the lave, And never miss ’t!
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1