wolfram

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwʊlfrəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwʊlfrəm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wŏŏl′frəm, vôl′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
wolf•ram /ˈwʊlfrəm/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Chemistry tungsten.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
wolf•ram  (wŏŏl′frəm, vôl′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Chemistrytungsten.
  2. Mineralogywolframite.
  • German Wolfram origin, originally, wolframite, probably equivalent. to Wolf wolf + -ram, representing Middle High German rām soot, dirt; formed on the model of personal names with initial Wolf-, as a contemptuous epithet for the mineral, which was considered worthless in comparison with tin ores, with which it is often found
  • 1750–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wolfram / ˈwʊlfrəm/
  1. another name for tungsten
Etymology: 18th Century: from German, originally perhaps from the proper name, Wolfram, used pejoratively of tungsten because it was thought inferior to tin
'wolfram' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
W - W, w - Wolfram von Eschenbach - tungsten - wolframate - wolframic - wolframite

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