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w 音标拼音: [d'ʌbəlju] n. 字母 w字母 wW n 1: 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: { tungsten}, { wolfram}, { W}, { atomic number 74}] 2: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [ synonym: { west}, { due west}, { westward}, { W}] 3: 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: { watt}, { W}] 4: the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet [ synonym: { W}, { w}, { double- u}] 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}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Mus.) An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Zool.) One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile. [ 1913 Webster]
W \ W\ ( d[ u^] b"' l [= u]), 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. [ 1913 Webster]
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