Definitions for W
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tungsten, wolfram, W, atomic number 74noun

   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

2. west, due west, westward, Wnoun

   the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees

3. watt, Wnoun

   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. W, w, double-unoun

   the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wletter

   watt

2. wletter

   west

3. wletter

   wide

4. wletter

   white

5. wletter

   witness

6. wletter

   work

7. Wabbreviation

   Wednesday

8. Wabbreviation

   The statistic for the number of wins by a team or player limited by some criteria (e.g. this season, at home, on turf)

9. Wabbreviation

   wickets

10. Wabbreviation

    Nickname for George W. Bush

11. Wabbreviation

    Wins; number of games won by a particular pitcher.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. W

   Is a letter of which the form is not to be found in the alphabets of the learned languages; though it is not improbable that by our w is expressed the sound of the Roman v, and the Eolick s. Both the form and sound are excluded from the languages derived from the Latin. W is sometimes improperly used in diphthongs as a vowel, for u, view; strew: the sound of w consonant is uniform.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. W

   W, or w, is the twenty-third and fourth-to-last letter of the modern English and ISO basic Latin alphabets. It represents a consonant, but in some languages it represents a vowel. Its name in English is double-u, plural double-ues.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. W

   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, // 266-268

FreebaseRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. W

   W is the 23rd letter in the ISO basic Latin alphabet. In other Germanic languages, including German, its name is similar to that of English V. In many languages, its name literally means "double v": Spanish doble ve, French double vé, Icelandic tvöfalt vaff, Czech dvojité vé, Finnish kaksois-vee, etc.

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. W

   (a) A symbol or abbreviation for watt. (b) A symbol or abbreviation for work. (c) A symbol or abbreviation for weight.

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. w

   The w symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the w symbol and its characteristic.

Matched Categories

1. • Cardinal Compass Point
   • Letter
   • Metallic Element
   • Power Unit

How to pronounce W?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say W in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of W in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of W in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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