As letters the difference between w and u
is that w is the twenty-third letter of the while u is the letter u with an acute accent.
As a symbol w
is (label) symbol for tungsten.
w
Translingual
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(
wikipedia w)
Alternative forms
* vv (obsolete)
Letter
The twenty-third letter of the .
The first letter of (l) allocated to American broadcast television and radio stations east of the Mississippi river.
Symbol
(Voiced labio-velar approximant)
(head)
voiced labial-velar approximant
See also
(
Latn-script)
* Turned:
*
*
{{Letter
, page=W
, NATO=Whiskey
, Morse=·––
, Character=W
, Braille=?
}}
Image:Latin W.png, Capital and lowercase versions of W , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter W.png, Uppercase and lowercase W in Fraktur
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u
Translingual
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Etymology 1
Minuscule variation of U, a modern variation of classical Latin V, from seventh century Old Latin adoption of Old Italic letter .
Letter
The twenty-first letter of the .
Etymology 2
Symbol
(head)
symbol for unified atomic mass unit
).
(label) up quark
See also
{{Letter
, page=U
, NATO=Uniform
, Morse=··–
, Character=U
, Braille=?
}}
Image:Latin U.png, Capital and lowercase versions of U , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter U.png, Uppercase and lowercase U in Fraktur
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