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W
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
Synonyms:
double-u; W
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("W" is a kind of...):
alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)
Holonyms ("W" is a member of...):
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet (the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
W; watt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("W" is a kind of...):
power unit (a measure of electric power)
Meronyms (parts of "W"):
milliwatt (a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt)
Holonyms ("W" is a part of...):
kilowatt; kW (a unit of power equal to 1000 watts)
H.P.; horsepower; HP (a unit of power equal to 746 watts)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("W" is a kind of...):
cardinal compass point (one of the four main compass points)
Sense 4
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
atomic number 74; tungsten; W; wolfram
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("W" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Holonyms ("W" is a substance of...):
scheelite (a mineral used as an ore of tungsten)
iron manganese tungsten; wolframite (a mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks)
Context examples:
We were heading S.S.W. and had a steady breeze abeam and a quiet sea.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Bcl-2 family of proteins (bcl-2, bcl-xl, bcl-w, and Mcl-1) are overexpressed in a wide variety of cancers, including those of the lymphatic system, breast, lung, prostate, and colon.
(Obatoclax mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)
A New Zealand rabbit with a red or agouti coat and coat genotype w, VV, en, e.
(New Zealand Red Rabbit, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The discovery was made using NASA's Kepler Space Telescope and its extended K2 mission, as well as the W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
(NASA's K2 Finds Newborn Exoplanet Around Young Star, NASA)
“Eh? Wot I say? I spik true w’en I say dat Buck two devils.”
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
That all changed when new, higher spectral resolution data from the W. M. Keck Observatory on the dormant volcano Maunakea in Hawaii suggested that the scientists weren't actually seeing magnesium sulfates on Europa.
(Table Salt Compound Spotted on Europa, NASA)
Any solution of sodium chloride (NaCl) in water with a concentration of NaCl higher than that found in physiological saline (0.9% w/v).
(Hypertonic Saline, NCI Thesaurus)
Believe it to be most fervent, most undeviating, in F. W.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
An attenuated strain of Mycobacterium w, a non-pathogenic, rapidly growing, atypical mycobacterium, with non-specific immunopotentiating properties.
(Mycobacterium w, NCI Thesaurus)
A standardized survey developed by W. Guy in 1976 which is used to evaluate the efficacy of a therapeutic intervention.
(Clinical Global Impression Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
