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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun w has 4 senses

w(n = noun.substance) atomic number 74, tungsten, wolfram - 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;

is a kind of metal, metallic element

w(n = noun.linkdef) due west, west, westward - the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees;

is a kind of cardinal compass point

w(n = noun.quantity) watt - 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;

is a kind of power unit

has parts: milliwatt

is a part of kilowatt, kw, h.p., horsepower, hp

w(n = noun.communication) double-u - the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet;

is a member of latin alphabet, roman alphabet

is a kind of alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet

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CIDE DICTIONARY

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, 1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

w, n. (also w) (pl. Ws or W's) the twenty-third letter of the alphabet.

w, abbr. (also W.)
1 watt(s).
2 West; Western.
3 women's (size).
4 Welsh.

w, symb. Chem. the element tungsten.

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DEVIL DICTIONARY

w

(double U) has, of all the letters in our alphabet, the only cumbrous name, the names of the others being monosyllabic. This advantage of the Roman alphabet over the Grecian is the more valued after audibly spelling out some simple Greek word, like _epixoriambikos_. Still, it is now thought by the learned that other agencies than the difference of the two alphabets may have been concerned in the decline of "the glory that was Greece" and the rise of "the grandeur that was Rome." There can be no doubt, however, that by simplifying the name of W (calling it "wow," for example) our civilization could be, if not promoted, at least better endured.