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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 s /ˈɛs/
 字母s

From: Taiwan MOE computer dictionary

 s
 十進制反碼

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 s
 二進制反碼

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 s
 空閒信號

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 s
 跨步"1"和"0"法(半導體儲存器的測試法)

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 s
 走步"1"和"0"( 半導體儲存器的測試法 )

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 S the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it is silent, as in isle, débris.  With the letter h it forms the digraph sh.  See Guide to pronunciation, §§ 255-261.
 Note: Both the form and the name of the letter S are derived from the Latin, which got the letter through the Greek from the Phoenician. The ultimate origin is Egyptian. S is etymologically most nearly related to c, z, t, and r; as, in ice, OE. is; E. hence, OE. hennes; E. rase, raze; erase, razor; that, G. das; E. reason, F. raison,  L. ratio; E. was, were; chair, chaise (see C, Z, T, and R.).
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 s
      n 1: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the
           Systeme International d'Unites [syn: second, sec]
      2: 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) [syn: sulfur, sulphur,
          atomic number 16]
      3: the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees [syn: south,
          due south]
      4: a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
         [syn: mho, siemens, reciprocal ohm]
      5: the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
      6: (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" [syn: randomness, entropy]