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tungsten
[ tuhng-stuhn ]
noun
- a rare, metallic element having a bright-gray color, a metallic luster, and a high melting point, 3410° C, and found in wolframite, tungstite, and other minerals: used in alloys of high-speed cutting tools, electric-lamp filaments, etc. : W; : 183.85; : 74; : 19.3.
tungsten
/ ˈʌŋə /
noun
- a hard malleable ductile greyish-white element. It occurs principally in wolframite and scheelite and is used in lamp filaments, electrical contact points, X-ray targets, and, alloyed with steel, in high-speed cutting tools. Symbol: W; atomic no: 74; atomic wt: 183.85; valency: 2–6; relative density: 19.3; melting pt: 3422±20°C; boiling pt: 5555°C Also calledwolfram
tungsten
/ ŭԲ′ə /
- A hard, gray to white metallic element that is very resistant to corrosion. It has the highest melting point of all elements, and it retains its strength at high temperatures. It is used to make light-bulb filaments and to increase the hardness and strength of steel. Atomic number 74; atomic weight 183.84; melting point 3,410°C; boiling point 5,900°C; specific gravity 19.3 (20°C); valence 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
- Also called wolfram
- See Periodic Table
Other yvlog Forms
- ٳܲԲ·ٱ· [tuhng-, sten, -ik], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tungsten1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tungsten1
Example Sentences
These include tungsten, which is difficult to source and a crucial material for the aerospace industry, tellurium, widely used for solar panels, and molybdenum, which is used to strengthen steel alloys.
The restricted list includes tungsten, which is difficult to source and a crucial material for the aerospace industry.
The US' Dodd-Frank Act passed in 2010, and a similar piece of EU legislation, is aimed at ensuring that companies purchasing tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold – so-called "conflict minerals" – are not inadvertently funding violence.
Around 1908, other miners hit it big in northwestern San Bernardino County — in tungsten.
The height of the board changes, the oche edges back, magnet tips switch to tungsten, but the easy action of Luke Littler, which will grace tonight's World Championship final, is a constant.
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