tungsten
English
/ˈtʌŋstən/
noun
Definitions
- A rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latin wolframium (wolframium)) with an atomic number of 74.
- A light bulb containing tungsten.
- (mineral) scheelite, calcium tungstate
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish tungsten (scheelite).
Origin
Swedish
tungsten
Gloss
scheelite
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- decatungsten English
- ditungsten English
- eka-tungsten English
- ferrotungsten English
- metatungstic acid English
- nontungsten English
- organotungsten English
- phosphotungstic English
- polytungstic English
- pyrotungstic English
- radiotungsten English
- silicotungstic English
- tungstate English
- tungstenian English
- tungstenic English
- tungsteniferous English
- tungstenite English
- tungstenlike English
- tungstic English
- tungstite English
- tungstous English
- uranotungstite English
- tungsteno Spanish, Castilian
- sten Swedish
- tung Swedish
- tungsten Swedish
- タングステン Japanese
- tungsten Malay
- توڠستن Malay