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The name for tungsten originates from the Swedish words "Tung" and "sten." This two words have the literal meaning of "heavy stone.' Discovered in 1783 in a mineral called wolframite, tungsten is classified as a metal.
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∙ 13y agoIt is named after the Swedish word ' Tung sten' meaning 'heavy stone'.
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∙ 13y agoTungsten was originally called wolfram, from the German wolframite. It was changed later to tungsten, from the Swedish words tung sten, or heavy stone.
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∙ 7y agoTungsten is also known as wolfram, a chemical element symbol W. The word comes from the Swedish language tung sten which translates to heavy stone
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Because the Swedish word "Tung sten" means "Heavy rock". And Tungsten is a heavy rock!
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