tungsten
noun/ˈtʌŋstən/
/ˈtʌŋstən/
[uncountable] (symbol W)
- a chemical element. Tungsten is a very hard silver-grey metal, used especially in making steel and in filaments for light bulbs.Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Swedish, from tung ‘heavy’ + sten ‘stone’.
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