SR
Encyclopedia
SR as an acronym may refer to:
Geography and politics
- Slovak Republic, a former country now known as Slovakia
- Socialist Republic or socialist state
- Socialist-Revolutionary, as in Socialist-Revolutionary PartySocialist-Revolutionary Partythumb|right|200px|Socialist-Revolutionary election poster, 1917. The caption in red reads "партия соц-рев" , short for Party of the Socialist Revolutionaries...
Non-political organizations
- Sørvágs RóðrarfelagSørvágs RóðrarfelagSørvágs Róðrarfelag is an association for Faroese rowing in the village of Sørvágur. SR was founded May 15, 1956. SR has two boats, they are called Dúgvan and Súlan. The boats are white, they have blue gunwale and a red stripe all around it below the blue gunwale....
, a Faroese rowing association - Saarländischer RundfunkSaarländischer RundfunkSaarländischer Rundfunk is a public radio and television broadcaster for the German Bundesland of Saarland, with its headquarters in the Broadcasting House Halberg in Saarbrücken. SR is a member of the ARD.- Finances :...
, a German regional public broadcasting company - Sveriges RadioSveriges RadioSveriges Radio AB – Swedish Radio Ltd – is Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster. The Swedish public-broadcasting system is in many respects modelled after the one used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Radio - like Sveriges Television - shares many characteristics with...
, a Swedish national publicly-funded radio broadcasting company
Science
- SteradianSteradianThe steradian is the SI unit of solid angle. It is used to describe two-dimensional angular spans in three-dimensional space, analogous to the way in which the radian describes angles in a plane...
, the SI unit of solid angle - Sedimentation rate, shortened form for Erythrocyte sedimentation rateErythrocyte sedimentation rateThe erythrocyte sedimentation rate , also called a sedimentation rate or Biernacki Reaction, is the rate at which red blood cells sediment in a period of 1 hour...
- Sarcoplasmic reticulum, a structure found within muscle cells
- Sinus rhythmSinus rhythmIn medicine, sinus rhythm is the normal beating of the heart, as measured by an electrocardiogram . It has certain generic features that serve as hallmarks for comparison with normal ECGs.- ECG structure :...
, the pattern made by a healthy heart on an electrocardiogram - Sodium ricinoleate, compound used in SR toothpaste
- Special relativitySpecial relativitySpecial relativity is the physical theory of measurement in an inertial frame of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein in the paper "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies".It generalizes Galileo's...
, a theory of space and time created by physicist Albert Einstein - Single-reduction, a type of steam turbine
- StrontiumStrontiumStrontium is a chemical element with the symbol Sr and the atomic number 38. An alkaline earth metal, strontium is a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element that is highly reactive chemically. The metal turns yellow when exposed to air. It occurs naturally in the minerals celestine and...
, a chemical element of the alkaline earth metals group - Sustained releaseSustained releaseTime release technology, also known as sustained-release , sustained-action , extended-release , time-release or timed-release, controlled-release , modified release , or continuous-release , is a mechanism used in pill tablets or capsules to...
or slow release formulation of a medicine, e.g. Wellbutrin SR - Synchrotron radiationSynchrotron radiationThe electromagnetic radiation emitted when charged particles are accelerated radially is called synchrotron radiation. It is produced in synchrotrons using bending magnets, undulators and/or wigglers...
, electromagnetic radiation from charged particles moving in magnetic fields - Systematic reviewSystematic reviewA systematic review is a literature review focused on a research question that tries to identify, appraise, select and synthesize all high quality research evidence relevant to that question. Systematic reviews of high-quality randomized controlled trials are crucial to evidence-based medicine...
or standardized review - Stimulus-response, a term used in psychology or criminology
- SR proteinSR proteinSR proteins are serine/arginine-rich proteins which are involved in regulating and selecting splice sites in eukaryotic mRNA. Alternative splicing requires SR proteins, which select the alternative splice sites to be utilized...
, a type of proteins which are involved in regulating and selecting splice sites in eukaryotic mRNA
Technology
- Selective repeat, a type of Automatic Repeat-reQuest Protocol
- Shift registerShift registerIn digital circuits, a shift register is a cascade of flip flops, sharing the same clock, which has the output of any one but the last flip-flop connected to the "data" input of the next one in the chain, resulting in a circuit that shifts by one position the one-dimensional "bit array" stored in...
, a group of processor registers set up in a linear fashion - Sound reinforcement, a high-power audio system
- Speech recognitionSpeech recognitionSpeech recognition converts spoken words to text. The term "voice recognition" is sometimes used to refer to recognition systems that must be trained to a particular speaker—as is the case for most desktop recognition software...
, the process of converting speech to text - SR flip-flop circuit, an electronic logic device
- SR programming languageSR programming languageSR is a programming language designed for concurrent programming.Resources encapsulate processes and the variables they share, and can be separately compiled. Operations provide the primary mechanism for process interaction.SR provides a novel integration of the mechanisms for invoking and...
, a concurrent computer programming language - Steam reformingSteam reformingFossil fuel reforming is a method of producing hydrogen or other useful products from fossil fuels such as natural gas. This is achieved in a processing device called a reformer which reacts steam at high temperature with the fossil fuel. The steam methane reformer is widely used in industry to...
- Symbol rateSymbol rateIn digital communications, symbol rate is the number of symbol changes made to the transmission medium per second using a digitally modulated signal or a line code. The Symbol rate is measured in baud or symbols/second. In the case of a line code, the symbol rate is the pulse rate in pulses/second...
, a term used in data transmission
Transportation
- Southern Railway (United Kingdom)
- Southern Railway (U.S.)
- State route, a designation for highways in some American states
- the IATA code for the SwissairSwissairSwissair AG was the former national airline of Switzerland.It was formed from a merger between Balair and Ad Astra Aero , in 1931...
airline - Nissan SR engineNissan SR engineThe Nissan SR engine is a 1.6 L, 1.8 L, or 2.0 L straight-4 4-stroke internal combustion gasoline engine manufactured by Nissan Motors. It features an aluminum head and aluminum block with steel sleeves in selected models and features a DOHC 4-valve design, with variable valve timing...
- an abbreviation for Sun Roof usually in motor sales advertising
- Saunders-RoeSaunders-RoeSaunders-Roe Limited was a British aero- and marine-engineering company based at Columbine Works East Cowes, Isle of Wight.-History:The name was adopted in 1929 after Alliot Verdon Roe and John Lord took a controlling interest in the boat-builders S.E. Saunders...
, a former British aircraft manufacturer
Music
- Suburban RhythmSuburban RhythmSuburban Rhythm was a ska punk band from Long Beach, California. Formed in 1990, the band had a short-lived but prolific career. They played numerous shows in small-venue clubs with many now famous O.C. bands opening their performances, including Sublime, No Doubt, and Reel Big Fish. Suburban...
, a ska/punk band - Straylight RunStraylight RunStraylight Run was an indie rock band based in Baldwin, New York. Two of the members, Nolan and Cooper, had been members of Taking Back Sunday and have now rejoined that band. Their final releases are the EPs About Time and Un Mas Dos, preceded by the full-length album entitled The Needles The...
, an American alternative/indie band - Simply RedSimply RedSimply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...
, a pop/rock band - Steve RotherySteve RotherySteve Rothery is the guitarist of the English rock band Marillion. He was born in Brampton, South Yorkshire, England. From the age of six he lived in Whitby, North Yorkshire.-Biography:...
, a guitarist of Marillion - Sigur RósSigur RósSigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with classicaland minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound, and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto vocals and use of bowed guitar. In January 2010, the band announced that they will be on hiatus. Since then, it has since been announced...
, an Icelandic post-rock band
Gaming
- Saints Row (series)Saints Row (series)Saints Row is a video game franchise created by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ. Typically, gameplay is presented in open world format. Because of the mixture of nonlinear gameplay with action-adventure and racing sequences, the series is referred to as being sandbox style.After completing Red...
, a video game series- Saints Row (video game), the first title in the series
- ShadowrunShadowrunShadowrun is a role-playing game set in a near-future fictional universe in which cybernetics, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy and crime, with occasional elements of conspiracy fiction, horror, and detective fiction.The original game has spawned...
, a cyberpunk fantasy roleplaying game - Several video games featuring Sonic the Hedgehog, including:
- Sonic RSonic RSonic R is a racing game developed by Traveller's Tales and Sonic Team for the Sega Saturn and PC, the latter version being ported to the GameCube and the PlayStation 2 in Sonic Gems Collection. It features characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series...
- Sonic RidersSonic Ridersis a video game spin-off produced by Sega and developed by Sonic Team in cooperation with NowPro, for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC. It is the fourth racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, preceded by Sonic Drift, Sonic Drift 2 and Sonic R.The game was released to start...
- Sonic RushSonic Rushis a 2005 platform handheld video game developed by Sonic Team and Dimps exclusively for the Nintendo DS as part of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series. It was released on November 15, 2005 in North America, November 18 in the PAL region, and November 23 in Japan. It is a 2D platform game, but Sonic's...
- Sonic R
- Soul Reaver, the sequel to Blood Omen in the Legacy of Kain series
Film, television and literature
- School RumbleSchool Rumbleis a Japanese Shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. First serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 22, 2002 to July 23, 2008, all 345 chapters were later collected in 22 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. Shōnen Magazine Special published a sequel, School Rumble Z,...
, an anime and manga series - Speed RacerSpeed RacerSpeed Racer is an English adaptation name of the Japanese manga and anime, which centered on automobile racing. Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in print form in Shueisha's 1958 Shōnen Book, and was released in tankōbon book form by Sun Wide Comics, re-released in Japan by Fusosha...
, a manga and anime series from the 60s- Speed Racer (film)Speed Racer (film)Speed Racer is a 2008 American live action film adaptation of Tatsuo Yoshida's 1960s Japanese anime series of the same name, produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The film is written and directed by the Wachowskis...
, a live-action adaptation of the anime series
- Speed Racer (film)
- Superman ReturnsSuperman ReturnsSuperman Returns is a 2006 superhero film directed by Bryan Singer. It is the fifth and final installment in the original Superman film series and serves as a alternate sequel to Superman and Superman II by ignoring the events of Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace .The film stars...
, a 2006 film based on the iconic superhero - Skarloey RailwaySkarloey RailwayOn the fictional Island of Sodor in The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry, the Skarloey Railway is a narrow gauge railway which runs from the main line at Crovan's Gate to the passenger terminus at Skarloey. Beyond Skarloey the line continues to a slate quarry.In the stories, the railway is run by...
, a fictional railway in both The Railway Series and Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends by W.V. Awdry
Other
- Saudi riyalSaudi riyalThe Riyal is the currency of Saudi Arabia. It is abbreviated as ر.س or SR . It is subdivided into 100 Halalas . The Saudi Ghirsh is 5 Halalas.-History:...
, the currency of Saudi Arabia - Steel ReserveSteel ReserveSteel Reserve is an American lager brand owned and produced by Steel Brewing Company. MillerCoors is the company listed on Steel Reserves' Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions pages. The drink comes in "Black" and "Silver" varieties, also known as "Triple Export Malt Liquor" and "High Gravity...
, an alcoholic beverage - Scoville rating, a measure of the "hotness" of a chili pepper
- Spelling reformSpelling reformMany languages have undergone spelling reform, where a deliberate, often officially sanctioned or mandated, change to spelling takes place. Proposals for such reform are also common....
, demonstrably different from simplified spelling - Strategic Reconnaissance, a code used for the Blackbird (plane)
- Slot receiver, a position in American football