tungsten

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latin wolframium) with an atomic number of 74.
2. (countable, uncountable) A light bulb containing tungsten.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) scheelite, calcium tungstate

Synonyms

wolfram

W

wolframite

atomic number 74

wolframium

Translations

Wolfram

tungstène

tungsteno

wolfraam

tungsteno

tungstè

tungsténio

βολφράμιο

wolframio

wolfram

wolframio

wolframium

tungstênio

volfram

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtʌŋstən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish tungsten (“scheelite”), from tung (“heavy”) + sten (“stone”).