'Wolfram' definitions:
Definition of 'wolfram'
(from WordNet)
noun
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 [syn: tungsten, wolfram, W, atomic number 74]
Definition of 'Wolfram'
From: GCIDE
- Wolfram \Wol"fram\, n. [G.]
- 1. (Min.) Same as Wolframite. [1913 Webster]
- 2. same as tungsten. [PJC]
Definition of 'wolfram'
From: GCIDE
- Wolframite \Wol"fram*ite\, n. [G., wolframit, wolfram; wolf wolf + rahm cream, soot; cf. G. wolfsruss wolfram, lit., wolf's soot.] (Min.) Tungstate of iron and manganese, generally of a brownish or grayish black color, submetallic luster, and high specific gravity. It occurs in cleavable masses, and also crystallized. Called also wolfram. [1913 Webster]