graphite

(Angielski)

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.

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈɡɹæfaɪt/

Etymologia (Angielski)

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

Koncepcje

grafit

Synonimy

plumbago

black lead

lead

plumbagine

plumbaginous

graphitic

black-chalk

glass putty

blacklead

lead powder

carbon

whiting

Tłumaczenia

graphite

Graphit

grafito

grafite

γραφίτης

grafiet

grafita

grafit

grafite

grafit

plombagina

piombaggine

plumbago

plombagine

plomb