wū

technical
noun

Meaning of

钨 means tungsten; chemical element W. Pronounced w ū.

  • tungsten; chemical element W

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

W
ū
shì
zhǒng
hūi
hēi
de
jīn
shǔ
yuán
 

Tungsten is a gray-black metallic element.

Yóu
róng
diǎn
gāo
 
w
ū
cháng
bèi
yòng
lái
zhì
zuò
nài
gāo
wēn
cái
 

Because of its extremely high melting point, tungsten is often used to make heat-resistant materials.

Lǎo
shì
de
bái
chì
dēng
miàn
yǒu
gēn
de
w
ū
 

Old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs have a thin tungsten filament inside.

Yìng
zhì
jīn
zhǔ
yào
yóu
tàn
huà
w
ū
fěn
zhì
 

Hard alloys are mainly made from tungsten carbide powder.

Zhè
zh
zhǒng
jīn
gāng
hán
yǒu
shǎo
liàng
de
 

This alloy steel contains a small amount of tungsten.