graphite

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors.
2. (countable, uncountable) Graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for lightweight strength and stiffness.
3. (countable, uncountable) A grey colour, resembling graphite or the marks made with a graphite pencil.

Verb

To apply graphite to.

Sinonimai

plumbago

black lead

lead

plumbagine

plumbaginous

graphitic

black-chalk

glass putty

blacklead

lead powder

carbon

whiting

Vertimai

Graphit

graphite

grafito

grafite

γραφίτης

grafiet

grafite

grafit

grafita

grafit

plombagina

piombaggine

plumbago

plombagine

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/ˈɡɹæfaɪt/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

Borrowed from German Graphit (A. G. Werner 1789), from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).