tungsten的词源

英文词源

tungsten (n.)

rare metallic element, 1796, from Swedish tungsten "calcium tungstate," coined 1780 by its discoverer, Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) from tung "heavy" + sten "stone" (see stone (n.)). The word was used earlier as the name for calcium tungstate (1770). Atomic symbol W is from Latin wolframium, from German Wolfram "iron tungstate" (see wolfram).

中文词源

tungsten：钨

由该金属元素发现者 18 世纪瑞典化学家 Karl Wilhelm Scheele 根据瑞典语创造出来的词，来 自 tung,重的，sten,石头，词源同 stone.

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