About The Word W
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What's The Definition Of W?
[n] the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
[n] 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 [n] the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [n] a heavy gray-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite Synonyms | Synonyms for W: atomic number 74 | due west | tungsten | watt | west | wolfram Related Terms | Find terms related to W: See Also | alphabetic character | cardinal compass point | H.P. | horsepower | HP | iron manganese tungsten | kilowatt | kW | letter | letter of the alphabet | metal | metallic element | milliwatt | power unit | Roman alphabet | scheelite | wolframite W In Webster's Dictionary \W\ (d[u^]b"'l [=u]),
the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a
consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second
element of certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its
written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this
being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we
call U. Etymologically it is most related to v and u. See V,
and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially
in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the
other, as weal for veal, and veal for weal; wine for vine,
and vine for wine, etc. See Guide to Pronunciation,
[sect][sect] 266-268.
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