w


abbreviation
  1. watt; watts.

  2. withdrawn; withdrew.

  1. withheld.

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Other definitions for W (2 of 7)

W1

or w

[ duhb-uhl-yoo, -yoo; rapidly duhb-yuh ]

noun,plural W's or Ws, w's or ws.
  1. the 23rd letter of the English alphabet, a semivowel.

  2. any spoken sound represented by the letter W or w, as in way, bewitch, or row.

  1. something having the shape of a W.

  2. a written or printed representation of the letter W or w.

  3. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter W or w.

Other definitions for W (3 of 7)

W2

abbreviation
  1. watt; watts.

  2. west.

  1. western.

  2. white.

  3. wide.

  4. widowed.

  5. width.

  6. withdrawn; withdrew.

  7. withheld.

Other definitions for W (4 of 7)

W3

Symbol.
  1. the 23rd in order or in a series.

  2. Biochemistry. tryptophan.

  1. Chemistry. tungsten.

Origin of W

4
def. 3 from German Wolfram wolfram

Other definitions for w/ (5 of 7)

w/

abbreviation

Other definitions for w. (6 of 7)

w.

abbreviation
  1. warden.

  2. warehouse.

  1. water.

  2. watt; watts.

  3. week; weeks.

  4. weight.

  5. west.

  6. western.

  7. wide.

  8. width.

  9. wife.

  10. with.

  11. won.

  12. Physics. work.

Other definitions for W. (7 of 7)

W.

abbreviation
  1. Wales.

  2. warden.

  1. warehouse.

  2. Washington.

  3. watt; watts.

  4. Wednesday.

  5. weight.

  6. Welsh.

  7. west.

  8. western.

  9. width.

  10. Physics. work.

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British Dictionary definitions for w (1 of 4)

w

W

/ (ˈdʌbəlˌjuː) /


nounplural w's, W's or Ws
  1. the 23rd letter and 18th consonant of the modern English alphabet

  2. a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a bilabial semivowel, as in web

British Dictionary definitions for W (2 of 4)

W

symbol for
  1. watt

  2. West

  1. physics work

  2. chem tungsten

  3. women's (size)

Origin of W

2
(sense 4) from New Latin wolframium, from German Wolfram

British Dictionary definitions for w. (3 of 4)

w.

abbreviation for
  1. week

  2. weight

  1. width

  2. wife

  3. with

  4. cricket

    • wide

    • wicket

British Dictionary definitions for W. (4 of 4)

W.

abbreviation for
  1. Wales

  2. Welsh

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Scientific definitions for w (1 of 2)

w

  1. Abbreviation of width

Scientific definitions for W (2 of 2)

W

  1. Abbreviation of watt

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