Found 2 items, similar to W.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: W
W
n 1: a heavy gray-white metallic element; the pure form is used
mainly in electrical applications; it is found in
several ores including wolframite and scheelite [syn:
tungsten,
wolfram,
atomic number 74]
2: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [syn:
west,
due west]
3: 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 [syn:
watt]
4: the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet [syn:
double-u]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: W
W
\W\ (d[u^]b"'l [=u]),
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,
[sect][sect] 266-268.
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