tungsten.
A rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latin wolframium) with an atomic number of 74.
Meaning & usage
A rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latin wolframium) with an atomic number of 74.
He then explained that tungsten has the highest melting point, and the highest boiling point, of all known elements.
Any of various commercially available alloys principally of tungsten.
There was a bar of tungsten on the bench, and they were invited to feel how heavy it was.
A light bulb containing tungsten.
scheelite, calcium tungstate
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *téngʰ-u-s ~ *tn̥gʰ-éw-s Proto-Germanic *þunguz Old Norse þungrder. Swedish tung Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *stóyh₂nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ) Old Norse steinn Old Swedish sten Swedish sten Swedish tungstenbor. English tungsten Borrowed from Swedish tungsten (“scheelite”), from tung (“heavy”) + sten (“stone”).
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