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Sonographynounusing the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram)verified
Soothsayernounsomeone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)verified
Soothsayingnounthe art or gift of prophecy, or the pretense of prophecy, by supernatural meansverified
Sophismnouna deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someoneverified
Sophisticationnounthe quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionmentverified
Sophistrynouna deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someoneverified
Sorb Apple TreenounMWEmedium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruitverified
Sorbatenouna material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorptionverified
Sorcerynounmagic; spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the worldverified
Sorptionnounthe process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)verified
Sorrel TreenounMWEdeciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leavesverified
Sortienoun(military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)verified
Sortingnounan operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterionverified
Sortitionnounmaking a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawnverified
Soteriologynounthe branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation as the effect of a divine agencyverified
Souarinounlarge South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oilverified
Souari NutnounMWElarge South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oilverified
Souari TreenounMWElarge South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oilverified
Soubriquetnouna familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)verified
Soufflenounlight fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruitverified
Soulnouna secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970sverified
Sound AlphabetnounMWEan alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speechverified
Sound BarriernounMWEthe increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of soundverified
Sound HolenounMWEa hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tonesverified
Sound JudgementnounMWEthe capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusionsverified
Sound JudgmentnounMWEthe capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusionsverified
Sound practicesnounMWEDefined in the "Interagency Paper on Sound Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the U.S. Financial System," which was issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Securities and Exchange Commission.RequirementRegulated
Sound PressurenounMWEthe difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that pointverified
Sound RangingnounMWElocating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positionsverified
Sound ReflectionnounMWEthe repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound wavesverified