| / English Dictionary |
TUNGSTEN
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Synonyms:
atomic number 74; tungsten; W; wolfram
Classified under:
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)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
