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S vs Suffocation - What's the difference?

s | suffocation |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun suffocation is

suffocation.

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=··· , 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 ----

    suffocation

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.
  • A child left unattended may die of suffocation .
  • (countable) A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.
  • The coroner reported three suffocations last week.

    Synonyms

    * asphyxia