| Noun | 1. | W - a heavy gray-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelitemetal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. scheelite - a mineral used as an ore of tungsten iron manganese tungsten, wolframite - a mineral consisting of iron-manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks | |
| 2. | W - the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees | |
| 3. | W - 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 ohmmilliwatt - a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt kilowatt, kW - a unit of power equal to 1000 watts | |
| 4. | W - the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabetLatin alphabet, Roman alphabet - the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe | |