| NOUN | substance | W, tungsten, wolfram, atomic number 74 | a heavy grey-white metallic element |
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| relation | W, west, due west, westward | the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees | |
| quantity | W, watt | a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second | |
| communication | W / w, double-u | the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet |
| Sounds | dah'bahlyuw | |
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| Rhymes | anew ... Yue: 59 rhymes with yuw... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | tungsten, wolfram, atomic number 74 | |
| Broader | metallic element, metal | Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
| Substance of | scheelite | A mineral used as an ore of tungsten |
| wolframite, iron manganese tungsten | A mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form | |
| Spanish | número atómico 74, tungsteno, volframio, W, wolframio, wolfram | |
| Catalan | número atòmic 74, tungstè, volfram, W, wolframi, wolfram | |
| Meaning | The cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees. | |
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| Synonyms | west, due west, westward | |
| Broader | cardinal compass point | One of the four main compass points |
| Spanish | oeste | |
| Catalan | oest, ponent | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | watt | |
| Part of | horsepower, HP, H.P. | A unit of power equal to 746 watts |
| kilowatt, kW | A unit of power equal to 1000 watts | |
| Parts | milliwatt | A unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt |
| Broader | power unit | A measure of electric power |
| Spanish | vatio, wat, w | |
| Catalan | vat, wat, w | |
| Meaning | The 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet. | |
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| Synonym | double-u | |
| Member of | Roman alphabet, Latin alphabet | The alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe |
| Broader | letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character | The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech |
| Spanish | W | |
| Catalan | ve doble, w | |
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