TUNGSTEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tungsten mean? 

• TUNGSTEN (noun)
  The noun TUNGSTEN has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: TUNGSTEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TUNGSTEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 74; tungsten; W; wolfram

Hypernyms ("tungsten" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("tungsten" is a substance of...):

scheelite (a mineral used as an ore of tungsten)

iron manganese tungsten; wolframite (a mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks)

 Context examples 

In addition to their high lithium transport rates, the niobium tungsten oxides are also simple to make.

(New class of materials could be used to make batteries that charge faster, University of Cambridge)

The niobium tungsten oxides used in the current work have a rigid, open structure that does not trap the inserted lithium, and have larger particle sizes than many other electrode materials.

(New class of materials could be used to make batteries that charge faster, University of Cambridge)

Although these materials, known as niobium tungsten oxides, do not result in higher energy densities when used under typical cycling rates, they come into their own for fast charging applications.

(New class of materials could be used to make batteries that charge faster, University of Cambridge)