W 1
The symbol for tungsten.
[From German Wolfram; see wolfram.]
W 2
abbr.
1. watt
2. Wednesday
3. week
4.
a. west
b. western
5. Sports win
6. Sports winger
w 1
or W (dŭb′əl-yo͞o, -yo͝o)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
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w
(ˈdʌbəlˌjuː) orW
n, pl w's, W's or Ws
1. (Linguistics) the 23rd letter and 18th consonant of the modern English alphabet
2. (Phonetics & Phonology) a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a bilabial semivowel, as in web
W
symbol for
1. (General Physics) watt
2. (Navigation) West
3. (General Physics) physics work
4. (Elements & Compounds) chem tungsten
5. (Clothing & Fashion) women's (size)
[(sense 4) from New Latin wolframium, from German Wolfram]
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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.
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W
The symbol for tungsten.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| 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" |
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Translations
W
1 w1 [ˈdʌbljʊ] N (= letter) → W, w fW for William → W de Washington
W
2 ABBR =west → Ow
2 ABBR =watt(s) → wCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
W
w [ˈdʌbəljuː] n (= letter) → W m, w mW for William → W comme William
W
[ˈdʌbəljuː] abbr (=west) → O
(=watt) → W
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
W
w [ˈdʌbljuː] n (letter) → W, w f or m invW for William → W come Washington
W
abbra. =West → O
b. (Elec) =watt → W
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
W
written abbreviation watt(s).
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