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Definition: DS |
DSNoun1. An honorary degree in science. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "DS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1869. (references) |
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The DS (also known as Déesse, or Goddess, after the punning initials in French) was a model of Citroen automobile manufactured and sold between 1955 and 1975. The DS is characterized by long, smooth, fluid body lines, a hydraulic suspension system, front-wheel drive, and a large, preternaturally comfortable interior.
Model History
After 10 years of development in secret as the successor to the venerable Traction Avant, the DS 19 was introduced on October 5, 1955 at the Paris Motor Show . The car's appearance and innovative engineering captured the imagination of the public and the automobile industry almost overnight. 12,000 orders were taken for the car during the launch.
The high price tag, however, hurt general sales, and a submodel, the ID (Idée, or Idea), was introduced in 1957 to improve distribution. The ID shared the same basic body design, but had more traditional features under the hood. A station wagon variant, the Break ID, was introduced in 1958. A luxury upgrade kit, the DS Pallas (after Greek goddess Pallas Athena), was also introduced.
1972 Citroen DS SafariIn 1967 the model line was revamped and the DS 21 was introduced. This submodel had a larger engine and a more streamlined headlight mount, giving the car a notably shark-like appearance. The headlights swivelled with the steering wheel, allowing the driver to see around turns. The station wagon edition, the ID Safari, was also upgraded.
In the early 1970s the model went through a final revision in the form of the DS 23, which essentially replicated the DS 21 with a much bigger engine. The model was phased out in 1975 in favor of the new and ill-fated Citroen CX.
Throughout its model lifetime the DS managed to remain well ahead of its time. It featured power disc brakes, the previously mentioned hydropneumatic suspension including an automatic levelling system, and a semi-automatic transmission system. Above all the smooth, aerodynamic body lines gave the car an amazingly futuristic appearance.
DS in Popular Culture
To a France still deep in reconstruction after the devastation of World War II, and struggling to find its identity in the post-colonial world, the DS was a symbol of French ingenuity. More importantly, it posited the nation's relevance in the Space Age, as the car bore a remarkable resemblance to images of flying saucers just then becoming famous.
Structuralist philosopher Roland Barthes, in an essay about the car, said that it looked as if it had "fallen from the sky." To Barthes, the car was a "monster of modernity," a symbol of the new and somewhat threatening future ahead.
The DS was adopted as the official car for the French government for a number of uses -- as police cars, as ambulances (in the station-wagon form), and even as limousines for the nation's highest officials. President Charles de Gaulle was a big fan of the DS, and used one for all official functions. de Gaulle survived an assassination attempt on his life -- a machine-gun ambush by the OAS on his motorcade in the Paris suburb of Petit Clamart -- because the DS he was on board was able to escape on only three working tires, due to the hydropneumatic suspension.
Outside of France, the car's radical and cosmopolitan image appealed to non-conformists. An American advertisement summarized the car's main selling point: "It takes a special person to drive a special car."
The car is seen in many films and television shows, notably Ghostbusters, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Citron DS."
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Meitnerium - Darmstadtium - Unununium Pt
Ds
Full tableKnown properties Name, Symbol, Number Darmstadtium, Ds, 110 Chemical series Transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 7 , d Appearance unknown; probably metallic,
silvery white or grayAtomic weight [271] amu Electron configuration probably [Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s1
a guess based upon platinume- 's per energy level 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 17, 1 State of matter Presumably a solid Darmstadtium (formerly Ununnilium) is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ds and atomic number 110. It has an atomic weight of 271 making it one of the super-heavy atoms. It is a synthetic element and decays in thousandths of a second. Due to its presence in Group 10 it is believed to be likely to be metallic and solid.
History
It was first created on November 9, 1994 at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) in Darmstadt, Germany. It has never been seen and only a few atoms of it have been created by the nuclear fusion of isotopes of lead and nickel in a heavy ion accelerator (nickel atoms are the ones accelerated and bombarded into the lead).Scientists are not always serious, so some suggested the name policium for the new element, because 110 is the telephone number of the German police. The element was named after the places of its discovery, Darmstadt (actually, the GSI is located in Wixhausen, a small suburb north of Darmstadt). The new name was given to it by the IUPAC in August 2003.
External links
- WebElements.com - Darmstadtium
- IUPAC: Element 110 is named darmstadtium
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Darmstadtium."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
DS | English | Tx/rx duplex spacing | N/A |
DS | French | Tempête de poussière | Geography, Transportation |
DS | German | Datensatz | Computing |
DS | Greek | αμφίδρομη σηματοδοσία | Electrical Engineering |
DS | Italian | Tempesta di polvere | Geography, Transportation |
DS | Latin | RM:Democrats Svizers | Politics & International Affaires |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: DSSynonyms: Doctor of Science (n), ScD (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: DS |
| Specialty definitions using "DS": divergence theorem, DNA Transposable Elements, DS level, DS0, DS1, DS1C, DS2, DS3 ♦ INSCRIPTION ♦ spread spectrum communications. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "DS" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Latin (Swiss Democrats). |
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Movie/TV Titles | DS 70 nevyjizdi (1950) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Key Island, a barrier island, was infested with Australian pine trees, an invasive non-native plant that resul ted in significant loss of biodiversity of native plant communities. Salt-toler ant, they have shallow root systems that cause them to topple easily in high win ds, creating obstacles for Atlantic loggerhead turtles trying to nest on beach. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |  | DS '70, lijst 7, Drees : met het oog op de toekomst. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Blue ds" by Jesse Braun Commentary: "Holiday?." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Rosenstein NE, Perkins BA, Stephens DS Popovic T, Hughes JM. Meningococcal disease. (references) | |
Economic History | Serbia and Montenegro | The last election for the Chamber of Republics was held on December 24, 1996. The last election for the Chamber of Citizens was held 3 November 1996. The distribution of seats by party is: SPS/JUL/ND 64, Zajedno (a coalition of SPO, DS, and GSS) 22, DPSCG 20, SRS 16, NS 8, SVM 3, other 5. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | INSCRIPTION, n. Something written on another thing. Inscriptions are of many kinds, but mostly memorial, intended to commemorate the fame of some illustrious person and hand down to distant ages the record of his services and virtues. To this class of inscriptions belongs the name of John Smith, penciled on the Washington monument. Following are examples of memorial inscriptions on tombstones: (See EPITAPH.) "In the sky my soul is found, And my body in the ground. By and by my body'll rise To my spirit in the skies, Soaring up to Heaven's gate. 1878." "Sacred to the memory of Jeremiah Tree. Cut down May 9th, 1862, aged 27 yrs. 4 mos. and 12 ds. Indigenous." "Affliction sore long time she boar, Phisicians was in vain, Till Deth released the dear deceased And left her a remain. Gone to join Ananias in the regions of bliss." "The clay that rests beneath this stone As Silas Wood was widely known. Now, lying here, I ask what good It was to let me be S. Wood. O Man, let not ambition trouble you, Is the advice of Silas W." "Richard Haymon, of Heaven. Fell to Earth Jan. 20, 1807, and had the dust brushed off him Oct. 3, 1874." |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "DS" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 82.35% of the time. "DS" is used about 255 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 82.35% | 210 | 20,939 |
| Cardinal Number | 16.47% | 42 | 52,864 |
| Unclassified Items | 1.18% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 255 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "DS": Anaprox DS ♦ Bactrim DS ♦ DS level ♦ Nicorette DS Gum ♦ Septra DS ♦ Sterapred DS ♦ Sulfatrim DS ♦ Tolectin DS. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "DS": ds-backup, DS-CDMA, ds-dna. | |
Ending with "DS": a-to-ds. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
captain ds | 267 | 40 ds rick top weekly | 31 |
ds | 196 | 503 ds | 31 |
ds max | 128 | 40 ds rick top | 31 |
ds citroen | 96 | olympus ds 3000 | 29 |
double ds | 78 | 2019 ds | 29 |
bactrim ds | 75 | ds rick | 28 |
ds 156 | 70 | clock ds | 25 |
cosamin ds | 58 | ds 156 form | 24 |
big ds tit | 57 | arms ds | 24 |
cosequin ds | 55 | johnny ds | 23 |
yamaha ds xg | 47 | bombardier ds 650 | 23 |
septra ds | 45 | captain coupon ds | 23 |
bpd ds | 44 | ds 11 | 23 |
olympus ds 330 | 44 | ds 157 | 21 |
ds microsoft | 42 | captain ds restaurant | 21 |
big ds tit world | 42 | ds 3 | 20 |
big ds | 41 | anaprox ds | 20 |
driver ds xg yamaha | 41 | captain ds seafood | 19 |
ds 650 | 35 | ds 330 | 17 |
ds 230 | 33 | smz tmp ds | 17 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "DS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | dobbeltkædet DNA (double-stranded DNA, ds DNA), dobbelstrenget DNA (double-stranded DNA, ds DNA). (various references) | |
Dutch | dubbelstrengs-DNA (double-stranded DNA, ds DNA), dubbelstrengig DNA (double-stranded DNA, ds DNA). (various references) | |
Finnish | kaksisäikeinen DNA (double-stranded DNA, ds DNA). (various references) | |
French | ADN duplex (ds DNA), ADN double brin (ds DNA), ADN bifilaire (ds DNA), ADN bicaténaire (ds DNA). (various references) | |
German | doppelsträngige DNS (double-stranded DNA, ds DNA), doppelsträngige DNA (double-stranded DNA, ds DNA). (various references) | |
Greek | δίκλωνο DΝΑ (double-stranded DNA, ds DNA). (various references) | |
Italian | DNA a doppio filamento (double-stranded DNA, ds DNA). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | dsay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | ADN duplex (double-stranded DNA, ds DNA), ADN bicatenário (double-stranded DNA, ds DNA). (various references) | |
Spanish | ADN bicatenario (double-stranded DNA, ds DNA). (various references) | |
Swedish | dubbelsträngat DNA (double-stranded DNA, ds DNA), dubbelkedjigt DNA (double-stranded DNA, ds DNA). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "DS": abfarads, abounds, absconds, absurds, acarids, accords, acetamids, acetanilids, acidheads, acids, actinoids, addends, adds, adenoids, adherends, adrenocorticosteroids, ads, adulthoods, affords, afterwards, afterwords, afterworlds, agalwoods, agueweeds, aholds, aids, airfields, airheads, airsheds, airspeeds, alands, alcids, alidads, alipeds, alkaloids, alkyds, allods, allopolyploids, allotetraploids, allseeds, almonds, almuds, amberoids, ambroids, amends, amids, ammonoids, ampersands, amphidiploids, amphiploids, amphipods. (additional references) | |
Words containing "DS": adscititious, adscript, adscripts, adsorb, adsorbable, adsorbate, adsorbates, adsorbed, adsorbent, adsorbents, adsorber, adsorbers, adsorbing, adsorbs, adsorption, adsorptions, adsorptive, amidship, amidships, amidst, backwoodsman, backwoodsmen, backwoodsy, bandsman, bandsmen, bandstand, beadsman, beadsmen, bedsheet, bedsheets, bedside, bedsides, bedsit, bedsits, bedsonia, bedsoniae, bedsonias, bedsore, bedsores, bedspread, bedspring, bedsprings, bedstand, bedstead, bedstraw, bedstraws, birdseed, birdseye, birdseyes, birdshot, birdshots. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "d-s" | |
+1 letter: ads, dis, dos, eds, ids, ods, sad, sod. | |
+2 letters: adds, ados, aids, ands, bads, beds, bids, bods, buds, cads, cods, cuds, dabs, dads, dags, dahs, dais, daks, dals, dams, daps, dash, daws, days, debs, dees, dels, dens, desk, devs, dews, deys, dibs, dies, digs, dims, dins, dips, disc, dish, disk, diss, dits, docs, does, dogs, dols, doms, dons, dors, dose, doss, dost, dots, dows, drys, dubs, duds, dues, dugs, duns, duos, dups, dusk, dust, dyes, edhs, elds, ends, fads, feds, fids, fuds, gads, geds, gids, gods, hods, ides, kids, lads, lids, mads, mids, mods, muds, nods, odds, odes, olds, ouds, pads, peds, pods, puds, rads, reds, rids, rods, sade, sadi, said, sand, sard, scad, scud, seed, send, shad, shed, shod, side, sild, skid, sled, slid, sned, soda, sods, sold, sord, sped, spud, stud, sudd, suds, sued, surd, tads, teds, tods, udos, urds, used, wads, weds, yids, yods, zeds. | |
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