Tungsten
Pronunciation
- US IPA: /ˈtʌŋstən/
Alternative forms
Origin
From Swedish and Danish tung ("heavy") + sten ("stone") (although neither language uses "tungsten" as the name of the element)
Full definition of tungsten
Noun
tungsten
(countable and uncountable; plural tungstens)- A metallic chemical element (symbol W) with an atomic number of 74. The symbol is derived from the Latin word wolframium.
- A light bulb containing tungsten.
- (mineralogy) scheelite, or calcium tungstate