tungsten

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Pronunciation

• (America) enPR: tŭng'stən, IPA: /ˈtʌŋstən/

Noun

tungsten

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

Synonyms

• wolfram

Related terms

• tungstate

Translations

• French: tungstène, wolfram
• German: Wolfram
• Italian: tungsteno, wolframio
• Portuguese: tungstênio, tungsténio, volfrâmio
• Russian: вольфра́м
• Spanish: wolframio, tungsteno

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