Physics Dictionary

S

satellite
saturated
saturation region
scalar
scalar quantity
scale
scanner
scattered light
Schmidt telescope
screen
screw
screw thread
search coil
second (s)
secondary coil
seismic wave
self-inductance
semi-conductor
semi-permeable membrane
series combination
shear
shock wave
short circuit
shutter
SI
sidereal day
significant figure
silicon (Si)
simple harmonic motion
simple pendulum
sine curve
single-slit diffraction
siphon
slope
Snell's law
socket
sodium (Na)
sodium lamp
solar cell
solar day
solar eclipse
solar energy
solar system
solar year
solenoid
solid
solid state physics
solidification
solidifying point
solubility
solvent
sonar
sonometer
sound
spark
spectrogram
spectrometer
spectroscope
spectroscopy
spectrum
spectral line
speed
speed of light
speed of sound
spherical aberration
spherical mirror
spin
spring balance
spring constant
stability
stable equilibrium
standing wave
static charge
static electricity
stationary waves
steam engine
steam turbine
step-down transformer
step-up transformer
stop-watch
straight-line graph
strain
stress
stroboscope
stroboscope lamp
strontium (Sr)
sublimation
sun spot
superconductivity
superconductor
superposition, principle of
supersonic wave
surface tension
switch
symmetry
system
systematic error