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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
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2. noun
the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
3. noun
a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
4. noun
the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
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This definition is reproduced from Princeton WordNet 3.0, sense 14659512-n, under the WordNet 3.0 License. It has not yet received VocabularyBase editorial review. Read the source and license details.