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Definition of tungsten:
- A rare element of the chromium group found in certain minerals, as wolfram and scheelite, and isolated as a heavy steel- gray metal which is very hard and infusible. It has both acid and basic properties. When alloyed in small quantities with steel, it greatly increases its hardness. Symbol W ( Wolframium). Atomic weight, 183. 6. Specific gravity, 18.
- Scheelite, or calcium tungstate.
Synonyms:
bronze, cast iron, double-u, watt, bauxite, due west, brass, aluminium, west, atomic number 74, westward, W, wolfram, chrome.
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element (part of speech: noun)
- europium,
- iodine,
- cobalt,
- zinc,
- neodymium,
- arsenic,
- carbon,
- argon,
- beryllium,
- silicon,
- plutonium,
- boron,
- praseodymium,
- phosphorus,
- antimony,
- protactinium,
- americium,
- chlorine,
- strontium,
- manganese,
- technetium,
- cadmium,
- erbium,
- copper,
- tantalum,
- potassium,
- lutetium,
- cesium,
- fermium,
- germanium,
- neptunium,
- osmium,
- lead,
- terbium,
- oxygen,
- mendelevium,
- californium,
- rhenium,
- xenon,
- berkelium,
- curium,
- thorium,
- rubidium,
- lithium,
- gallium,
- niobium,
- magnesium,
- mercury,
- iron,
- uranium,
- palladium,
- thulium,
- bromine,
- tellurium,
- cerium,
- krypton,
- nickel,
- holmium,
- samarium,
- polonium,
- rhodium,
- thallium,
- helium,
- nobelium,
- sodium,
- hydrogen,
- indium,
- neon,
- gold,
- hafnium,
- vanadium,
- silver,
- bismuth,
- molybdenum,
- radon,
- ytterbium,
- einsteinium,
- gadolinium,
- calcium,
- nitrogen,
- platinum,
- tin,
- dysprosium,
- lanthanum,
- francium,
- iridium,
- chromium,
- scandium,
- aluminum,
- yttrium,
- titanium,
- selenium,
- astatine,
- actinium,
- sulfur,
- fluorine,
- barium,
- radium,
- zirconium,
- ruthenium,
- element,
- promethium
- metal (part of speech: noun)
Usage examples:
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" Well," began Virginia as Wiley sat silent, " there really was tungsten in the mine.
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" These tungsten lights don't explode like that, except when rapped in some way.
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So firmly convinced had Adams been that Dan was about to make a denial that now, with the incident broken in two by the report of the tungsten bulb, Lieutenant Adams really believed that had so denied.