1.
[syn: tungsten, wolfram, W, atomic number 74]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wolfram \Wol"fram\, n. [G.]
1. (Min.) Same as Wolframite.
[1913 Webster]
2. same as tungsten.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wolframite \Wol"fram*ite\, n. [G., wolframit, wolfram; wolf wolf
+ rahm cream, soot; cf. G. wolfsruss wolfram, lit., wolf's
soot.] (Min.)
Tungstate of iron and manganese, generally of a brownish or
grayish black color, submetallic luster, and high specific
gravity. It occurs in cleavable masses, and also
crystallized. Called also wolfram.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
wolfram
n 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 [syn: tungsten,
wolfram, W, atomic number 74]
The Elements (07Nov00):
wolfram
Original name for tungsten.