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==English==
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{{elements|en|W|tantalum|Ta|rhenium|Re}}
[[File:Wolfram evaporated crystals and 1cm3 cube.jpg|thumb|'''Tungsten''' cube and rods.]]

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|en|tungstenum}}

===Etymology===
From {{bor|en|sv|tungsten||scheelite}}, from {{m|sv|tung||heavy}} + {{m|sv|sten||stone}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|tŭng'stən|a=UK,US}}, {{IPA|en|/ˈtʌŋstən/}}
* {{audio|en|En-us-tungsten.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|ʌŋstən|s=2}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}

# {{senseid|en|Q743}}A rare metallic chemical element (''symbol'' W, from Latin {{m|la|wolframium}}) with an [[atomic number]] of 74.
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=1990-04-07|author=Ivan Amato|title=Getting a feel for atoms: 'magic wrist' takes scientists into a new sensory realm|journal=w:Science News|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Getting+a+feel+for+atoms%3a+%27magic+wrist%27+takes+scientists+into+a+new...-a08922035|passage=So far they have built and used a prototype robot to make millionth-of-a-meter scratches in aluminum with a fine '''tungsten''' needle.}}
# A [[light bulb]] containing tungsten.
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1909|author=E. A. Baily|title=The Tungsten Lamp Situation in Various Cities|journal=Electrical Age|volume=XL|number=10|page=262|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=hk88AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA262|passage=We have several business houses where '''tungstens''' are used as window lights only, and find that in nearly every one the wiring was arranged to get more light, leaving the consumption about the same.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1979|month=August|author=Graham Burtenshaw; Michael S. Welch|title=O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1|journal=Railway World|page=398|text=Lighting was unimaginative for the standard stock with naked '''tungsten''' filament bulbs and metal reflectors. However, all compartments had individual reading lights above the seats with attractive glass shades.}}
# {{lb|en|mineral|obsolete}} [[scheelite]], [[calcium]] [[tungstate]]
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1783|title=[Review of] Outlines of Mineralogy|journal=[[w:Monthly Review (London)|Monthly Review]]|volume=LXX|number=VII|page=47|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=kjEoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA48#v=onepage&q&f=false|passage=We apprehend that this is not the acid of a ''calx ponderoſa,'' but rather a diſtinct acid conjoined to common calcareous earth, ſince, in fact, in another place, § 97, the '''tungſten''' is mentioned as a calx ſaturated with a ''peculiar acid,'' perhaps of a metallic nature, for which the author himſelf refers us to the above § 33, and ſeems to think it the ſame as the acid there mentioned.}}

====Synonyms====
* {{l|en|wolfram}}

====Derived terms====
{{der4|en|eka-tungsten|ferrotungsten|tungstenane|tungsten carbide|[[tungsten disulfide]], [[tungsten disulphide]]|tungsten fluoride|tungsten-halogen lamp|tungsten hexafluoride|tungstenian|tungstenic|tungsten iodide|tungsteniferous|tungstenite|tungstenitic|tungsten lamp|tungsten oxide|tungsten-steel|[[tungsten sulfide]], [[tungsten sulphide]]|tungsten trioxide|tungstic|tungstite|tungsto-|tungstous}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|tungstate}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|ja|タングステン|tr=tangusuten|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ms|tungsten|bor=1}}
* {{desc|es|tungsteno|bor=1}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|chemical element}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|wolfram}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|volfram}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|تُنْجَسْتِين|m|tr=tongastēn}}, {{t|ar|تُنْجَسْتِين|m}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|վոլֆրամ}}
* Asturian: {{t+|ast|volframiu|m}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|volfram}}
* Basque: {{t+|eu|wolfram}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|вальфра́м|m}}
* Breton: {{t+|br|tungsten|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|во́лфрам|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|tungstè|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|鎢|tr=wū}}
* Cornish: {{t|kw|tungsten}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|wolfram|m}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|wolfram}}
* Dhivehi: {{t-needed|dv}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|wolfraam|n}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|volframo}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|volfram}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|wolfram}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|volframi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|tungstène|m}}, {{t+|fr|wolfram|m}}
* Friulian: {{t|fur|tungsten}}, {{t|fur|volframi}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|volframio|m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ვოლფრამი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Wolfram|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|βολφράμιο|n}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|טונגסט|m|tr=tungstén|sc=Hebr}}, {{t|he|וולפרם|m|tr=volfrám|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|टंगस्टन}}, {{t|hi|चण्डातु}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|volfrám}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|þungsteinn}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|wolframo}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|wolfram}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|tungstan}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|tungsteno|m}}, {{t+|it|wolframio|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|タングステン|tr=tangusuten}}
* Kashubian: {{t|csb|wòlfram}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|вольфрам}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|តង់ស្តែន}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|텅스텐}}, {{t|ko|볼프람}}, {{t+|ko|중석(重石)}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|wolframium}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|volframs|m}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|volframas|m}}
* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|Wolfram}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|волфра́м|m}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|siamang}}, {{t|ms|tungsten}}, {{t|ms|wolfram}}
* Malayalam: {{t-needed|ml}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|tangstinn}}
* Manx: {{t|gv|tungsten}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|tangitene}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|больфрам}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|wolfram|n}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t+|nn|wolfram|n}}
* Occitan: {{t|oc|tungstèn|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|تنگستن|tr=tangesten}}, {{t|fa|ولفرام|tr=volfrâm}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|wolfram}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|tungstênio|m}}, {{t+|pt|tungsténio|m}}, {{t+|pt|volfrâmio|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|tungsten|n}}, {{t+|ro|wolfram}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|вольфра́м|m}}
* Santali: {{t|sat|ᱴᱟᱸᱜᱟᱥᱴᱟᱱ}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|tungstan}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|волфрам|m|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|volfram|m}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|wolfram}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|volfram}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|wolframio|m}}, {{t+|es|tungsteno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|volfram}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|вольфрам|sc=Cyrl}}
* Tamil: {{t|ta|தங்ஸ்தென்|}}
* Telugu: {{t|te|తుంగస్థము}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|ทังสเตน}}, {{t|th|วุลแฟรม|tr=wulfraem}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|volfram}}, {{t+|tr|tungsten}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|вольфра́м|m}}
* Urdu: {{t-needed|ur}}
* Uzbek: {{t|uz|vol’fram}}
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|uz|вольфрам|sc=Cyrl}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|vonfam}}
* Volapük: {{t+|vo|volframin}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|twngsten}}
* West Frisian: {{t|fy|wolfraam}}
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===See also===
* {{l|en|ferberite}}
* {{l|en|huebnerite}}
* {{l|en|scheelite}}
* {{l|en|wolframite}}

===References===
* {{R:Lexico}}

{{C|en|Transition metals|Tungsten}}

==Breton==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|br|sv|tungsten}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{rfp|br}}

===Noun===
{{br-noun|m}}

# [[#English|tungsten]]

{{C|br|Chemical elements|Metals}}

==Malay==
{{wp|lang=ms}}
{{elements|ms|W|tantalum|Ta|renium|Re}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|ms|توڠستن|sc=Arab}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|ms|en|tungsten}}, from {{der|ms|sv|tungsten||scheelite}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ms|[tuŋstən]}}
* {{rhymes|ms|stən|ən}}

===Noun===
{{head|ms|noun|Jawi spelling|توڠستن}}

# [[#English|tungsten]]

====Synonyms====
* {{l|ms|siamang}} / {{l|ms|سيامڠ}}
* {{l|ms|wolfram}} / {{l|ms|وولفرم}}

==Romanian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ro|fr|tungstène}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|/ˈtunɡ.sten/}}

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|n|-}}

# {{l|en|tungsten}}
#: {{syn|ro|wolfram}}

====Declension====
{{ro-noun-n|n=sg}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:DEX}}

==Swedish==

===Etymology===
{{af|sv|tung|t1=heavy|sten|t2=rock}}

===Noun===
{{sv-noun|c}}

# {{lb|sv|somewhat|dated}} [[scheelite]]
#: {{syn|sv|scheelit}}
# {{lb|sv|dated}} {{l|en|tungsten}}, [[wolfram]]
#: {{syn|sv|volfram}}

===References===
* {{R:svenska.se|so}}
* {{R:svenska.se|saol}}
* {{R:svenska.se|saob}}