Ens \Ens\, n. [L., ens, entis, a thing. See {Entity}.] 1. (Metaph.) Entity, being, or existence; an actually existing being; also, God, as the Being of Beings. 2. (Chem.) Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; essence. [Obs.]
ENS See {Ecole Normale Superieure}