tungsten /tung·sten/ (tung´sten) chemical element, at. no. 74, symbol W.
tungsten (W)
tung·sten (t ng st n)n. Symbol W A hard brittle corrosion-resistant metallic element having the highest melting point of any metal and used in high-temperature structural materials and in electrical elements, notably lamp filaments. Atomic number 74. Also called wolfram. |
tungsten (W)
[tung′stən]
Etymology: SW, tung, heavy, sten, stone; wolfram, the German word for tungsten
a metallic element. Its atomic number is 74, and its atomic mass is 183.85. It has the highest melting point of all metals and is used as a target material in x-ray tubes and as filaments in incandescent light bulbs.
tungsten
a chemical element, atomic number 74, atomic weight 183.85, symbol W. See Table 6.
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