S (disambiguation)
S , p , , $ , s , has the following meanings:
In the (German) language :
- It is also used to identify grammatical functions in other languages
 
in biology :
- S , one -letter code for the amino acid serine
 
in chemistry :
- S , symbol of the chemical element sulfur (sulfur)
 - S , a stereo descriptor for differentiating between configurational isomeric compounds
 - S , formula symbol for entropy
 
In electrical engineering :
- S , outdated term for the second outer conductor
 - S , alternative symbol for the electrical current density (to avoid confusion with the magnetic polarization J)
 
in geography :
- S , the direction of the south
 
in the International System of Units :
- S , unit symbol for Siemens , the unit of electrical conductance
 - S , SI unit for symbol (s) ; see also baud ; z. B. KS / s for transponder transmission from satellite receivers
 - s , unit symbol for the second , the unit of time
 - s , often for the empirical standard deviation
 
in physics :
- S , spin quantum number of the atomic shell
 - S , formula symbol for entropy
 - S , unit symbol for the sedimentation coefficient (also: Svedberg unit)
 - S , formula symbol for strangeness
 - , Sign for the poynting vector
 
In mathematics :
- S , often symbol for a surface (Latin superficies), especially for the spherical surface ( sphere )
 - s , symbol for the arc length
 - s , formula symbol for the specific entropy
 - s , spin quantum number of a particle
 - s , symbol for the way (Latin: spatium)
 - , Symbol for the 16-dimensional algebra of the Sedenions
 
In astronomy :
- for Saturn in astronomical nomenclature
 
S as a distinguishing mark on license plates:
- international: Sweden
 - Belgium: mopeds (scooters)
 - Germany: independent city of Stuttgart
 - Georgia: Bolnissi
 - Great Britain: Scotland
 - Kazakhstan: Pavlodar region
 - Kyrgyzstan: Tschüi region
 - (Arabic: ﺹ) Lebanon: South Lebanon
 - Macedonia: non-diplomatic staff at a diplomatic mission
 - Austria: Salzburg (city) and (expiring :) State of Salzburg
 - Philippines: authorities
 - Poland: Silesian Voivodeship
 - Slovakia: sports vehicles (white license plate with blue letters: last letter)
 - Spain:
- Provisional admission
 - Santander (Cantabria) (expiring)
 
 - Czech Republic: Středočeský kraj ( Praha ), Central Bohemian Region
 
as a distinguishing mark on small water craft:
- Germany: Waterways and Shipping Office Stuttgart
 - Austria: Governor of Salzburg, see list of letters from the licensing authorities for national license plates for small vehicles
 
In aviation , S stands for:
- Summertime
 - South or south or south latitude
 - in the international spelling alphabet , S is denoted by Sierra
 - Abbreviation for Anti S ubmarine, Planes are used for the submarine combat, see ASW or designation system for aircraft of the US armed forces
 - Bolchowitinov S
 
In transport , S stands for:
- Abbreviation for Stadtschnellbahn, S-Bahn for short
 - In Austria: expressway
 - In Saxony: state road
 
as a currency symbol for:
- S , former currency Austrian Schilling
 - ( Cifrão ) the symbol of different Escudo - currencies . It's an S with two vertical bars. The sign is also used as an allographic variant of the dollar sign :
 - $ , Dollar ; without further distinction mostly for the US dollar
 - $ , Peso
 - s , Kenyan Shilling
 - s , former British currency shillings
 
in numismatics , S stands for:
- Reims on French coins from 1679 to 1772
 - Private mint Sadhora of Freiherr von Gartenberg from 1771 to 1774
 - San Francisco from 1854 to 1955, also on coins minted there from 1942 to 1944 for the Netherlands, Curacao and the Fiji Islands
 - Santiago de Chile as S with a small o since 1743
 - Counts of Mansfeld's Mint in Schraplau since the 16th century
 - Schwabach on coins of the Franconian district
 - Segovia on Spanish coins up to the 16th century
 - Seville since the 16th century
 - Smolník on Austro-Hungarian coins
 - Solothurn on coins of the Helvetic Republic from 1798 to 1803
 - Stockholm in the 15th and 16th centuries
 - Stuttgart in the 17th century
 - Sydney on British Sovereigns from 1871 to 1931
 - Troyes on French coins from 1540 to 1698 (at times with crown)
 - Studerer, Johann Gotthelf, mint master's mark of the Dresden mint (1812–1832) - see table
 - Tipper mint Sangerhausen
 - Tipper mint Schleusingen
 
Miscellaneous :
- Nominal size S is a no longer produced track gauge for model railways , see also scale for model railways
 - S , abbreviation for the smallest international clothing size
 - S , Kool Savas often uses the abbreviation S for Savas in songs
 - S , for trucks, the symbol for low-emission vehicles
 - S , short for safety , a position in American and Canadian football
 - S , short for Save , baseball statistics
 - S , abbreviation for a seminar
 - S , in Roman inscriptions, abbreviation for Sextus, salutem, sanctus, sive, senatus, signavit, signum
 - S , S (statistics language) a statistics programming language
 - S , in economics for aggregate savings
 - S , in chess denotes a knight in the notation
 - S. , abbreviation for Santa , the designation of saints
 - S. , Abbreviation for page (s) or the page number
 - S , the postcode area Sheffield (as the single first letter of a UK postcode )
 - S , Summer, (warm sea water in summer), draft mark on ships
 - Safety mark S + in Switzerland
 - s. , Abbreviation for see
 - in the esoteric or mythological meaning as a symbol for the snake
 - in music the Searle index of the works of Franz Liszt
 - Ѕ (lower case ѕ, IPA pronunciation ʣ) is - despite the identical appearance - not a Latin S, but a letter of the Macedonian variant of the Cyrillic alphabet
 
S. stands for:
- Franz S. (* 1930), Austrian murderer
 - Irene S. (* 1962), Austrian singer, actress and cabaret artist
 - René Marc S. (* 1980), German-Malaysian Islamist activist
 - Tina S. (* 1999), French musician
 
See also: