As a letter s
is the letter s with a.
As an adjective frangible is
able to be broken; breakable; fragile.
s
Translingual
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(
wikipedia s)
Letter
The nineteenth letter of the .
Symbol
(
wikipedia)
(
mul-symbol)
voiceless alveolar fricative
Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
See also
(
Latn-script)
*
* (esh)
* (dze)
*
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Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur
Symbols for SI units
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frangible
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Able to be broken; breakable; fragile.
Usage notes
Generally refers to objects
intentionally being breakable, either in case of emergency, such as frangible light poles or smoke outlet panels, or as part of their operation, as in crisp crackers or frangible bullets.
(
trans-top)
* Bulgarian:
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trans-mid)
* Portuguese:
(
trans-bottom)
Derived terms
* frangibility
Related terms
* fraction
* fracture
* fragile
References
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