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English noun: W | |||
| 1. | W (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, tungsten, wolfram | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | metal, metallic element | ||
| Substance meronym | iron manganese tungsten, scheelite, wolframite | ||
| 2. | W the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees | ||
| Synonyms | due west, west, westward | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cardinal compass point | ||
| 3. | W (quantity) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | watt | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | power unit | ||
| Part holonym | milliwatt | ||
| Part meronym | H.P., horsepower, HP, kilowatt, kW | ||
| 4. | W (communication) the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet | ||
| Synonyms | double-u | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet | ||
| Member meronym | Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet | ||
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