| W 1 The symbol for the element tungsten. [From German Wolfram; see wolfram.] |
| W 2 abbr. 1. watt 2. Wednesday 3. week 4. a. west b. western |
w 1 or W (d b  l-y , -y )n. pl. w's or W's also ws or Ws 1. The 23rd letter of the modern English alphabet. 2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter w. 3. The 23rd in a series. 4. Something shaped like the letter W. |
| w 2 abbr. 1. weight 2. width 3. Physics work |
w, W [ˈdʌbəlˌjuː]
n pl w's, W's, Ws
1. (Linguistics) the 23rd letter and 18th consonant of the modern English alphabet
2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a bilabial semivowel, as in web
W
symbol for
1. (Physics / General Physics) watt
2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) West
3. (Physics / General Physics) Physics work
4. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) Chem tungsten
[from New Latin wolframium, from German Wolfram]
5. (Clothing & Fashion) women's (size)
W, w (ˈdʌb əlˌyu, -yʊ; rapidly ˈdʌb yə)
n., pl. Ws W's, ws w's.
1. the 23rd letter of the English alphabet, a semivowel.
2. any spoken sound represented by this letter.
3. something shaped like a W.
4. a written or printed representation of the letter W or w.
W 1. watt.
2. west.
3. western.
4. white.
5. wide.
6. width.
7. withdrawal.
W Symbol.
1. the 23rd in order or in a series.
2. Chem. tungsten.
[< German Wolfram wolfram]
3. Biochem. tryptophan.
W + Symbol. the positively charged W particle.
W− Symbol. the negatively charged W particle.
w 1. watt.
2. with.
3. withdrawal.
W. 1. Wales.
2. warden.
3. watt.
4. Wednesday.
5. weight.
6. Welsh.
7. west.
8. western.
9. width.
10. Physics. work.
w. 1. warden.
2. water.
3. watt.
4. week.
5. weight.
6. west.
7. western.
8. wide.
9. width.
10. wife.
11. with.
12. Physics. work.
w/ with.
| w Abbreviation of width |
| W 1. The symbol for tungsten. 2. Abbreviation of watt |
Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  W - a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelitemetal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. 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 |
| 2. | W - the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees cardinal compass point - one of the four main compass points | |
| 3. |  W - a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohmpower unit - a measure of electric power milliwatt - a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt | |
| 4. | w - the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet - the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters" |
Translations
W1 w1 [ˈdʌbljʊ] N (= letter) → W, w f
W for William → W de Washington
W2 ABBR =west → O
w2 ABBR =watt(s) → w
W for William → W de Washington
W2 ABBR =west → O
w2 ABBR =watt(s) → w
W w [ˈdʌbəljuː] n (= letter) → W m, w m
W for William → W comme William
W [ˈdʌbəljuː] abbr
W for William → W comme William
W [ˈdʌbəljuː] abbr
(=west) → O
(=watt) → W
W w [ˈdʌbljuː] n (letter) → W, w f or m inv
W for William → W come Washington
W abbr
W for William → W come Washington
W abbr
a. =West → O
b. (Elec) =watt → W
watt(s).
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