English noun: tungsten | |||
1. | tungsten (substance) 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 | ||
Synonyms | atomic number 74, W, wolfram | ||
Broader (hypernym) | metal, metallic element | ||
Substance meronym | iron manganese tungsten, scheelite, wolframite | ||