ds

ds

1. (metrology) Symbol for decisecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹ seconds.

ds

1. plural of d

• There is some difference of opinion regarding the use of apostrophes in the pluralization of references to letters as symbols. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

• S&D, S. D., S.D., SD, sd

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /dɛs/
  • Conventional anglicization: des

 m

1. jar
2. a measure of volume used for beer.

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /dɛs/
  • Conventional anglicization: des

 m

1. flint

 m

1. knife
   • c. 1900 BCE, The Instructions of Kagemni (pPrisse/pBN 183) lines 1.2–1.3:

     spd dsw r th-mtn nn ḥn nj js ḥr zp.f

     Sharp are the knives against one who transgresses the path; there is no haste except at its proper time.

• mds

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 106.
• Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN