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- [tuhng-stuh n]
- /ˈtʌŋ stən/
- /ˈtʌŋ.stən/
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- [tuhng-stuh n]
- /ˈtʌŋ stən/
Definitions of tungsten word
- noun tungsten a rare, metallic element having a bright-gray color, a metallic luster, and a high melting point, 3410° C, and found in wolframite, tungstite, and other minerals: used in alloys of high-speed cutting tools, electric-lamp filaments, etc. Symbol: W; atomic weight: 183.85; atomic number: 74; specific gravity: 19.3. 1
- noun tungsten metallic element 1
- noun tungsten lightbulb: with tungsten filament 1
- uncountable noun tungsten Tungsten is a greyish-white metal. 0
- noun tungsten a hard malleable ductile greyish-white element. It occurs principally in wolframite and scheelite and is used in lamp filaments, electrical contact points, X-ray targets, and, alloyed with steel, in high-speed cutting tools. Symbol: W; atomic no: 74; atomic wt: 183.85; valency: 2–6; relative density: 19.3; melting pt: 3422±20°C; boiling pt: 5555°C 0
- noun tungsten a hard, heavy, gray-white, metallic chemical element, found in wolframite, scheelite, tungstite, etc., and used in steel for high-speed tools, in electric contact points and lamp filaments, etc.: symbol, W; at. no., 74 0
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Origin of tungsten
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
1760-70; < Swedish, equivalent to tung heavy + sten stone
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Parts of speech for Tungsten
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tungsten popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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