: a gray-white heavy high-melting ductile hard polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and molybdenum in many of its properties and is used especially in carbide materials and electrical components (such as lamp filaments) and in hardening alloys (such as steel) see Chemical Elements Table
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As for the presence of tungsten, the researchers are unsure whether Brahe knew what the element was.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
The tungsten raised some eyebrows because at the time of Brahe's work, the element hadn't ever been described.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 25 July 2024
This will be more relevant since many other projects, including commercial fusion startups, are planning to use tungsten.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 July 2024
In an era when a solid set of tungsten darts is readily available on Amazon for $40, many dart players are willing to throw down $150 for a set of Black Widows.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
The tungsten raised some eyebrows because at the time of Brahe's work, the element hadn't ever been described.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 25 July 2024
This will be more relevant since many other projects, including commercial fusion startups, are planning to use tungsten.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 July 2024
In an era when a solid set of tungsten darts is readily available on Amazon for $40, many dart players are willing to throw down $150 for a set of Black Widows.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
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from Swedish tungsten, literally "heavy stone," from tung "heavy" and sten "stone"
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tungsten
noun
tung·sten
ˈtəŋ-stən 
: a gray-white heavy high-melting ductile hard polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and molybdenum in many of its properties and is used especially for electrical purposes and in hardening alloys (as steel)
—symbol W
called also wolfram
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