Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun w

4 senses of w

Sense 1
tungsten, wolfram, W, atomic number 74 -- (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)
       => metallic element, metal -- (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Sense 2
west, due west, westward, W -- (the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees)
       => cardinal compass point -- (one of the four main compass points)

Sense 3
watt, W -- (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)
       => power unit -- (a measure of electric power)

Sense 4
W, w, double-u -- (the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet)
       => letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character -- (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters")