sts

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A form of st — Expressing a sudden desire for silence.

CommonScrabble 3

Meanings

sts1

noun
  1. pluralplural of st

STS2

nounSTS (countable and uncountable, plural STSs)

plural STSs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of science and technology studies.

    In the third chapter, Lars Fuglsang, with a sketch of three general approaches to STS in relation to public policy formation, considers two versions of determinism: one in which science and technology shape society, another in which society shapes science and technology.

    2012, Stephen H. Cutcliffe, Carl Mitcham, editors, Visions of STS: Counterpoints in Science, Technology, and Society Studies, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 5
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehuman sciencesInitialism of secondary traumatic stress.

    Secondary traumatic stress (STS) is a form of post-traumatic stress disorder that has also been linked to burnouts. For Brendel, mindfulness is a way to simultaneously “mediate the risks and heal the healer”.

    2017 September 18, Camille Darroux, “How yoga and meditation can help social care workers deal with trauma”, in The Guardian
  3. abbreviationcountablehistoricalinitialismuncountableengineeringInitialism of special treatment steel (a type of homogenous armor plate).
proper noun
  1. abbreviationhistoricalinitialismspace flightInitialism of Space Transportation System (a Space Shuttle program run by NASA).
  2. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of SharePoint Team Services (the first name given to Microsoft SharePoint Foundation).
  3. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Spring Tool Suite.

STs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of ST (storytellers)

    Synonyms: DMs, GMs, dungeon masters, game masters

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of ST

Sts4

noun
  1. pluralplural of St

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Russian МТКК
  • МТКК (MTKK)Space Transportation System
Spanish transbordador espacial
  • transbordador espacialSpace Transportation System

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Chicago

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