w

Meanings

• 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
• the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
• 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 ohm
• the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet

Synonyms

• tungsten
• wolfram
• W
• atomic number 74
• west
• due west
• westward
• watt
• double-u

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