w

Noun

• the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet

• 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

• the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees

• 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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  W , double-u , watt , west , due west , westward , tungsten , wolfram , atomic number 74