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    ds
    abbreviation
    decistere; decisteres.
  • Ds
  • DS
    DS
    abbreviation
    dear/darling son (used, especially by women, in digital communications to refer to one's son).
  • d.s.
    d.s.
    abbreviation
    daylight saving.
  • D.S.
    D.S.
    abbreviation
    from the sign.

ds

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. decistere; decisteres.


Ds 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry, Physics.
  1. darmstadtium.

  2. (formerly) dysprosium.


DS 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. dear/darling son (used, especially by women, in digital communications to refer to one's son).

    DS has no friends in school.


d.s. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. daylight saving.

  2. Commerce. days after sight. Also D/S

  3. document signed.


D.S. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Music. from the sign.


D.S. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor of Science.


DS British  

abbreviation

  1. Also: dsmusic dal segno

  2. Detective Sergeant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of D.S.

From Italian dal segno

Example Sentences

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The Cyclones closed the third quarter with a pair of 3-pointers, the second by Ryan in the closing secon ds, that put ISU on top 49-47.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2023

Senior forward Oscar ds Silva has played well all season and was named the Pac-12 player of the week after averaging 19.8 points and 11 rebounds in three games last week.

From Washington Times • Jan. 13, 2021

The number of ds that were added to is one less than the number of the term.

From Textbooks • Sep. 23, 2020

As a result, we would incorrectly conclude that ds = 0.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

If a distance ds is associated with the adjacent points P and P1, this distance being measurable and well defined from a physical point of view, then the following formula holds:

From Relativity: The Special and General Theory by Einstein, Albert

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