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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestungstène
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tœŋs.tɛn/
"Le filament de l'ampoule est en tungstène."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A rare heavy gray-white metallic chemical element that has the highest melting point of any metal and is used in making electrical filaments and hard metal alloys.
"The incandescent light bulb relied on a fine filament made of tungsten to produce bright light." - 2
An alloy or material composed principally of this metallic element.
"Darts made of high-percentage tungsten are preferred by professionals for their slimmer profile."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Swedish words 'tung' (heavy) and 'sten' (stone), reflecting the high density of the mineral scheelite. The term was coined in the late 18th century, though the element is also known as wolfram in many European languages derived from wolframite ore.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tungsten" is said worldwide
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tungstène
Transliteration: /tœŋs.tɛn/
"Le filament de l'ampoule est en tungstène."
Wolfram
Transliteration: /ˈvɔlfʁam/
"Wolfram hat den höchsten Schmelzpunkt aller Metalle."
tungsteno
Transliteration: /tunˈstɛ.no/
"Il tungsteno viene utilizzato per produrre leghe resistenti."
tungsteno
Transliteration: /tuŋsˈte.no/
"El filamento está hecho de tungsteno."
tungstênio
Transliteration: /tuŋsˈtẽ.nju/
"O tungstênio é um metal extremamente duro."
टंगस्टन
Transliteration: taṅgstan
"बल्ब का फिलामेंट टंगस्टन से बना होता है।"
钨
Transliteration: wū
"灯泡里的灯丝是用钨制成的。"
텡스텐
Transliteration: tengseuten
"백열전구의 필라멘트는 텡스텐으로 만들어진다."
タングステン
Transliteration: tangusuten
"タングステンは融点が非常に高い金属です。"
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