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tungsten

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Tungsten cube and rods.

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Etymology

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FromSwedishtungsten(“scheelite”), fromtung(“heavy”) +sten(“stone”).

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Noun

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tungsten (countable anduncountable,pluraltungstens)

  2. A rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latinwolframium) with anatomic number of 74.
    • 1990 April 7, Ivan Amato, “Getting a feel for atoms: 'magic wrist' takes scientists into a new sensory realm”, inScience News‎[1]:
      So far they have built and used a prototype robot to make millionth-of-a-meter scratches in aluminum with a finetungsten needle.
  3. Alight bulb containing tungsten.
    • 1909, E. A. Baily, “The Tungsten Lamp Situation in Various Cities”, inElectrical Age, volume XL, number10,page262:
      We have several business houses wheretungstens are used as window lights only, and find that in nearly every one the wiring was arranged to get more light, leaving the consumption about the same.
    • 1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1”, inRailway World, page398:
      Lighting was unimaginative for the standard stock with nakedtungsten filament bulbs and metal reflectors. However, all compartments had individual reading lights above the seats with attractive glass shades.
  4. (mineralogy, obsolete)scheelite,calciumtungstate
    • 1783, “[Review of] Outlines of Mineralogy”, inMonthly Review, volume LXX, number VII,page47:
      We apprehend that this is not the acid of acalx ponderoſa, but rather a diſtinct acid conjoined to common calcareous earth, ſince, in fact, in another place, § 97, thetungſten is mentioned as a calx ſaturated with apeculiar acid, perhaps of a metallic nature, for which the author himſelf refers us to the above § 33, and ſeems to think it the ſame as the acid there mentioned.

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chemical element

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Breton

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromSwedishtungsten.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tungsten m

  1. tungsten

Cornish

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Chemical element
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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishtungsten, fromSwedishtungsten(“scheelite”), fromtung(“heavy”) +sten(“stone”).

Noun

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tungsten m

  1. tungsten

Mutation

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Mutation oftungsten
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
tungstendungstenthungstenunchangedunchangedunchanged

Malay

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Etymology

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FromEnglishtungsten, fromSwedishtungsten(“scheelite”).

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tungsten (Jawi spellingتوڠستن,pluraltungsten-tungsten)

  1. tungsten
    Synonyms:siamang,wolfram

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchtungstène.

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Noun

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tungsten n (uncountable)

  1. tungsten
    Synonym:wolfram

Declension

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Declension oftungsten
singular onlyindefinitedefinite
nominative-accusativetungstentungstenul
genitive-dativetungstentungstenului
vocativetungstenule

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Swedish

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Etymology

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tung(“heavy”) +‎sten(“rock”)

Noun

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tungsten c

  1. (somewhat dated)scheelite
    Synonym:scheelit
  2. (dated)tungsten,wolfram
    Synonym:volfram

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