W — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌbəljˌuː/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌbəljˌuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌbəljˌuː/

1 syllable Say it as /dˈʌbəljˌuː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

atomic number 74 watt due west wolfram westward west double-u tungsten

Around the World

Europe

🇵🇹Portuguese

c

um pesado elemento metálico cinza-branco; a forma pura é utilizada principalmente em aplicações elétricas; é encontrado em vários minérios, incluindo volframita e scheelita

🇷🇺Russian

ш

тяжелый серо-белый металлический элемент; чистая форма используется в основном в электротехнике; он встречается в нескольких рудах, включая вольфрамит и шеелит.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डब्ल्यू

एक भारी धूसर-सफ़ेद धात्विक तत्व; शुद्ध रूप का उपयोग मुख्य रूप से विद्युत अनुप्रयोगों में किया जाता है; यह वोल्फ्रामाइट और शीलाइट सहित कई अयस्कों में पाया जाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

டபிள்யூ

ஒரு கனமான சாம்பல்-வெள்ளை உலோக உறுப்பு; தூய வடிவம் முக்கியமாக மின் பயன்பாடுகளில் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது; இது வொல்ஃப்ராமைட் மற்றும் ஷீலைட் உள்ளிட்ட பல தாதுக்களில் காணப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડબલ્યુ

ભારે રાખોડી-સફેદ મેટાલિક તત્વ; શુદ્ધ સ્વરૂપનો ઉપયોગ મુખ્યત્વે ઇલેક્ટ્રિકલ એપ્લિકેશન્સમાં થાય છે; તે વુલ્ફ્રામાઇટ અને સ્કીલાઇટ સહિત અનેક અયસ્કમાં જોવા મળે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಬ್ಲ್ಯೂ

ಭಾರೀ ಬೂದು-ಬಿಳಿ ಲೋಹೀಯ ಅಂಶ; ಶುದ್ಧ ರೂಪವನ್ನು ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಅನ್ವಯಿಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಇದು ವೋಲ್ಫ್ರಮೈಟ್ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಕೀಲೈಟ್ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಹಲವಾರು ಅದಿರುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਬਲਯੂ

ਇੱਕ ਭਾਰੀ ਸਲੇਟੀ-ਚਿੱਟੇ ਧਾਤੂ ਤੱਤ; ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਰੂਪ ਮੁੱਖ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੀਕਲ ਐਪਲੀਕੇਸ਼ਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ; ਇਹ ਵੁਲਫਰਾਮਾਈਟ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ੀਲਾਈਟ ਸਮੇਤ ਕਈ ਧਾਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇰🇷Korean

승

무거운 회백색 금속 원소; 순수한 형태는 주로 전기 응용 분야에 사용됩니다. 철철석과 회중석을 포함한 여러 광석에서 발견됩니다.

🇹🇭Thai

ว

องค์ประกอบโลหะสีเทาขาวหนัก รูปแบบบริสุทธิ์ส่วนใหญ่จะใช้ในงานไฟฟ้า พบได้ในแร่หลายชนิดรวมทั้ง wolframite และ scheelite

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ث

عنصر معدني ثقيل باللونين الرمادي والأبيض؛ ويستخدم الشكل النقي بشكل رئيسي في التطبيقات الكهربائية؛ تم العثور عليه في العديد من الخامات بما في ذلك الولفراميت والسكايليت

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