ditungsten en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *téngʰ-u-s ~ *tn̥gʰ-éw-s Proto-Germanic *þunguz Old Norse þungrder. Swedish tung Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *stóyh₂nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ) Old Norse steinn Old Swedish sten Swedish sten Swedish tungstenbor. English tungsten English ditungsten From di- + tungsten.
Meanings
- (especially, in-compounds, uncountable) Two tungsten atoms in a compound.