W : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: W	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for W
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
W n 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 Synonym(s): tungsten, wolfram, W, atomic number 74 the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees Synonym(s): west, due west, westward, W 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 Synonym(s): watt, W the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet Synonym(s): W, w, double-u
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Labial \La"bi*al\, n. 1. (Phonetics) A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as {b}, {p}, {w}. 2. (Mus.) An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe. 3. (Zo[94]l.) One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
W \W\ (d[ucr]b"'l [umac]), the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we call U. Etymologically it is most related to v and u. See V, and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the other, as weal for veal, and veal for weal; wine for vine, and vine for wine, etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 266-268.