TUNGSTEN
Dictionary entry overview: What does tungsten mean? • TUNGSTEN (noun)
The noun TUNGSTEN has 1 sense:
1. a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
Familiarity information: TUNGSTEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TUNGSTEN (noun)
Meaning:
A heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
atomic number 74; tungsten; W; wolfram
Hypernyms ("tungsten" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Holonyms ("tungsten" is a substance of...):
scheelite (a mineral used as an ore of tungsten)
iron manganese tungsten; wolframite (a mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks)
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