W (EN)

letter, noun, symbol

letter “W”

1. the uppercase form of the letter "w"
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   When writing her name, Wendy always starts with a big "W".

noun “W”

1. abbreviation of "west"
   The compass pointed towards the W symbol.
2. abbreviation of Wednesday
   We have meetings scheduled for M T W.
3. an indication of the number of wins used in sports statistics
   The team got 10W, 5L, 3T.

symbol “W”

1. symbol for tungsten (the element with atomic number 74)
   Tungsten chloride (WCl6), is used in chemical reactions.
2. watt (the unit of power in measuring energy transfer)
   The new light bulb uses only 10 W of power.
3. 1-letter abbreviation for amino acid tryptophan used in biochemistry
   In the protein sequence, "W" stands for tryptophan, an essential amino acid.
4. symbol for work in physics
   In physics, the work done by a force is calculated using the formula W = F * d * cos(θ).
5. used to indicate bathrooms for women
   The line for the bathroom marked "W" was much longer than for the men's.