tungsten
/ˈtʌŋstən/ · noun
Meaning
- A rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latin wolframium) with an atomic number of 74.
- Any of various commercially available alloys principally of tungsten.
- A light bulb containing tungsten.
- scheelite, calcium tungstate
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from Swedish tungsten (“scheelite”), from tung (“heavy”) + sten (“stone”).
- tungsten(Swedish)→
- tungsten (English)
- Relations: bor
Related words
Descendant words
- تنجستن(Arabic) (bor)
- tungsten(Cornish) (bor)
- タングステン(Japanese) (bor)
- tungsten(Malay) (der)
- tungsteno(Spanish) (bor)
- twngsten(Welsh) (bor)
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