Sts
name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of science and technology studies. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"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."
- 2 plural of st form-of, plural
- 3 plural of ST (storytellers) form-of, plural
- 4 plural of St form-of, plural
- 5 Initialism of secondary traumatic stress. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"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”."
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- 6 Initialism of special treatment steel (a type of homogenous armor plate). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, historical, initialism, uncountable
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of ST form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Space Transportation System (a Space Shuttle program run by NASA). abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
- 2 Initialism of SharePoint Team Services (the first name given to Microsoft SharePoint Foundation). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 Initialism of Spring Tool Suite. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Example
More examples"The launch of the Hubble Space Telescope took place on April 24, 1990, during the STS-31 mission."
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