w

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun 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
noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
noun 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

Abbreviations.

Yes, but W is wonderful. — Ulysses, James Joyce
%W% Wabash River, Indians on. — A School History of the United States, John Bach McMaster
M. Nov. W *WADSLEY, OLIVE. — The best short stories of 1917, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown

tungsten, wolfram, atomic number 74

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