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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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 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.