Meanings
sts1
- pluralplural of st
STS2
plural STSs
- 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 - 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 - abbreviationcountablehistoricalinitialismuncountableengineeringInitialism of special treatment steel (a type of homogenous armor plate).
- abbreviationhistoricalinitialismspace flightInitialism of Space Transportation System (a Space Shuttle program run by NASA).
- abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of SharePoint Team Services (the first name given to Microsoft SharePoint Foundation).
STs3
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of ST
Sts4
- pluralplural of St
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Russian МТКК
- МТКК (MTKK)Space Transportation System
Spanish transbordador espacial
- transbordador espacialSpace Transportation System
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sts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sts
“sts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sts. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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