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S vs Prehensile - What's the difference?

s | prehensile |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective prehensile is

prehensile.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (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) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} 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 ----

    prehensile

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
    • Some monkeys have prehensile tails which they use to pick things up.

    Derived terms

    * prehensility

    Related terms

    * prehensive