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graphite
(græfaɪt)
uncountable noun
Graphite is a soft black substance that is a form of carbon. It is used in pencils and electrical equipment.
graphite in British English
(ˈɡræfaɪt)
noun
a blackish soft allotropic form of carbon in hexagonal crystalline form: used in pencils, crucibles, and electrodes, as a lubricant, as a moderator in nuclear reactors, and, in a carbon fibre form, as a tough lightweight material for sporting equipment
Also called: plumbagoDerived forms
graphitic (ɡrəˈfɪtɪk) adjective
Word origin
C18: from German Graphit; from Greek graphein to write + -ite1graphite in American English
(ˈgræfˌaɪt)
noun
a very soft, black, hexagonal mineral of pure carbon, formed in thin plates and found in metamorphic rocks: used in making electrodes, paints, the lead of pencils, etc.
Derived forms
graphitic (graˈphitic) (grəˈfɪtɪk) adjective
Word origin
Ger graphit < Gr graphein, to write (see graphic): from its use as writing materialImage ofgraphite
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British English: graphite NOUN
Graphite is a soft black substance that is a form of carbon. It is used in pencils and electrical equipment.
- American English: graphite
- Brazilian Portuguese: grafita
- Chinese: 石墨
- European Spanish: grafito
- French: graphite
- German: Grafit
- Italian: grafite
- Japanese: 黒鉛
- Korean: 흑연
- European Portuguese: grafite
- Latin American Spanish: grafito
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