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
   "Tungsten filaments are used in incandescent light bulbs";
   - wolfram, W, atomic number 74

Derived forms: tungstens

Type of: metal, metallic element

Part of: iron manganese tungsten, scheelite, wolframite

Encyclopedia: Tungsten, NT