Wn. the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet ; Wn. 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 ; Wn. the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees ; Wn. 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 ; W-shapedadj. shaped in the form of the letter W ; W. B. Yeatsn. Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939) ; W. C. Fieldsn. United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946) ; W. C. Handyn. United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958) ; W. E. B. Du Boisn. United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963) ; W. H. Audenn. United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973) ; W. H. Hudsonn. English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922) ; W. K. Kelloggn. United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn ; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951) ; W. Somerset Maughamn. English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965) ; W. V. Quinen. United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001) ; W. W. Jacobsn. English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943) ;
