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Webster 1913 Edition

Tungsten

Tung′sten

(tŭng′stĕn)
,
Noun.
[Sw.
tungsten
(cf. Dan.
tungsteen
, G.
tungstein
);
tung
heavy (akin to Dan.
tung
, Icel.
þungr
) +
sten
stone. See
Stone
.]
1.
(Chem.)
A rare element of the chromium group found in certain minerals, as wolfram and scheelite, and isolated as a heavy steel-gray metal which is very hard and infusible. It has both acid and basic properties. When alloyed in small quantities with steel, it greatly increases its hardness. Symbol W (Wolframium). Atomic weight, 183.6. Specific gravity, 18.
2.
(Min.)
Scheelite, or calcium tungstate.
[Obs.]
Tungsten ocher
, or
Tungstic ocher
(Min.)
,
tungstite.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tungsten

TUNG'STEN

,
Noun.
In mineralogy, a mineral of a yellowish or grayish white color, of a lamellar structure, and infusible by the blowpipe. It occurs massive or crystallized, usually in octahedral crystals. This is an ore. The same name is given to the metal obtained from this ore. This metal is procured in small panes as fine as sand, of a strong metallic luster, an iron gray color, and slightly agglutinated. It is one of the hardest of the metals, and very brittle.

Definition 2024

tungsten

tungsten

English

Chemical element
W Previous: tantalum (Ta)
Next: rhenium (Re)
Tungsten cube and rods.

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Noun

tungsten ‎(countable and uncountable, plural tungstens)

  1. A metallic chemical element (symbol W) with an atomic number of 74. The symbol is derived from the Latin word wolframium.
  2. A light bulb containing tungsten.
  3. (mineralogy) scheelite, or calcium tungstate

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References

  • “tungsten” (US) / “tungsten” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

Malay

Chemical element
W Previous: tantalum (Ta)
Next: renium (Re)

Etymology

From English tungsten, from Swedish and Danish tung + sten.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tuŋstən]
  • Rhymes: -stən, -ən

Noun

tungsten ‎(Jawi spelling توڠستن)

  1. tungsten (chemical element)

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Etymology

From Swedish tung ‎(“heavy”) + sten ‎(“stone”) (although no Scandinavian language uses "tungsten" as the name of the element)

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtʌŋstən/

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