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tungsten

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tung·sten /ˈtʌŋstən/ noun [uncountable]  HCMa hard metal that is used to make steel and in the thin wires in electric light bulbs. It is a chemical element: symbol W 钨〔一种化学元素,符号为W
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tungstenSpecialty metals such as stainless steel, silicon electric steel, alloys and tungsten still are produced in the area.Its mountains contained gold, silver, copper, iron, and tungsten.These are simple combinations of metals like chromium, tungsten, iron or nickel, with carbon monoxide.The other metal used for anti-tank rounds is tungsten, which is also very hard and dense.The illumination consisted of a total of 150W of tungsten lighting.As they ran over the pulleys, a slurry of sand or tungsten carbide was poured on the wire.Another type of light bulb you may come across is the tungsten halogen bulb.The intensity of the tungsten blue complex is proportional to the concentration of uric acid in the specimen. 205.
Origin tungsten (1700-1800) Swedish tung heavy + sten stone
tung·sten nounChineseSyllable
used a Corpus is in to steel make hard and that metal


tungsten
tungsten /ˈtʌŋstən/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Swedish
 Origin: tung 'heavy' + sten 'stone'
a hard metal that is used to make steel and in the thin wires in electric light bulbs. It is a chemical element: symbol W


tung·stenBrE /ˈtʌŋstən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʌŋstən/ 🔊 noun [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.