Graphite

Word GRAPHITE
Character 8
Hyphenation graph ite
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Graphite"

What do we mean by graphite?

A soft crystalline allotrope of carbon, composed of graphene layers, having a steel-gray to black metallic luster and a greasy feel, used in lead pencils, lubricants, paints and coatings, and fabricated into a variety of forms such as molds, bricks, electrodes, crucibles, and rocket nozzles. noun

One of the forms under which carbon occurs in nature (see carbon), also known as plumbago and black-lead. noun

Same as graffito. See the extract. noun

Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or granular massive, of black color and metallic luster, and so soft as to leave a trace on paper. It is used for pencils (improperly called lead pencils), for crucibles, and as a lubricator, etc. Often called plumbago or black lead. noun

A voltaic battery consisting of zinc and carbon in sulphuric acid, or other exciting liquid. noun

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 and in "lead" pencils. noun

Short for graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light weight strength and stiffness. noun

A grey colour. noun

Used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors noun

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 and in "lead" pencils.

Short for graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light weight strength and stiffness.

A grey colour.

The stuff that's in pencils, no people, it's not lead, it's graphite Urban Dictionary

Dark powder typically found in pencils. Also used to sprinkle in toilet bowls to add to the darkness that may or may enter the earths gravitational pull. Not cool. Shady. Urban Dictionary

Someone who enjoys the use of drawing implements such as graphite pencils shoved into their chocolate starfish during intercourse Urban Dictionary

Person who is very dumb, usually referred to people who are autistic or mentally challenged. Urban Dictionary

A body spray made from 100% graphite. usually used by monks Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Graphite

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The word "graphite" in example sentences

Liquid graphite is black, slick and somewhat messy, and will require a good cleaning prior to using the rifle. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Less graphite is required in creating the rod blanks, which, according to Whiting, "have the performance of graphite and the durability of fiberglass." ❋ Unknown (2007)

One of the benefits of using graphite is that it keeps the silver from oxidizing, so bullets come out bright and shiny. ❋ Unknown (2005)

While there was always enough money to buy the latest in graphite and Gore-Tex, our wives shopped at discount stores and clad our little ones in hand-me-downs; our oldest kids relied on part-time jobs and student loans to stay in college. ❋ Unknown (2002)

The carbon balls are formed when graphite is evaporated in an inert atmosphere. ❋ Unknown (1996)

Some of the more interesting investigations were conducted on layered compounds, especially on radiation damage in graphite and alkalimetal graphites. ❋ Unknown (1987)

The update is designed for older AirPort Base Stations - the original "graphite" - colored model and its white successor, with dual Ethernet ports. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Some of his famous works include: The School of Athens (fresco) 1511-1512, Christ Supported by Two Angels (1490 – yes, when he was seven!), a self-portrait in graphite (unknown), Coronation of the Virgin (1502-03), and Saint George and the Dragon (unknown). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The problem was that graphite is light, and strong, and very slippery, and none of the scope’s little innards would stay anchored, and so it came unglued with the first shot. ❋ Unknown (2007)

CHARLES: They put Scotch tape down on a block of graphite, which is pure carbon. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If, instead of calling the graphite/cobalt oxide battery a lithium-ion battery, they had called it a, say, carbon-cobalt battery, today we would be talking about a carbon-manganese battery, a carbon-iron battery, a carbon-nickel battery, a titanate-nickel battery and so on and so forth. ❋ Venkat's Energy Blog (2010)

The overall heat of reaction is easy to find since the heats of formation of C and H2 assuming C is graphite, which is close enough is zero and that of methane is -74.8 kJ/mole so on net you get 74.8 KJ out of the system, it is exothermic. ❋ EliRabett (2009)

Nor did we learn whether N'waXidyula took some of her own pottery to trade when she went to visit her family and obtain graphite. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Plaster casts may also be made to resemble bronze to a certain extent by merely brushing them over with graphite, which is a brilliant blacklead. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

Most of the carbon in cast iron is in a form like graphite, which is almost pure carbon, and is therefore called graphitic carbon. ❋ Unknown (1916)

(Colorado, Nevada, and Rhode Island), but the high quality of Mexican graphite, which is controlled by a company in the United States, makes it likely that imports from this source will continue. ❋ Unknown (1915)

The researchers found dozens of graphite particles in a small dark patch on the sample-a region just 0.1 square millimeter in area-as well as seven needle-shaped rolls of carbon called graphite whiskers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

One indication of that possibility came in 2008, when the long, thin carbon structures known as graphite whiskers-essentially, bigger cousins of carbon nanotubes-were identified in three meteorites. ❋ Unknown (2010)

i have a graphite [pencil] ❋ Emily Ogwin (2007)

Me: I forgot to wear my suit to the meeting! I wore my [Riot Society] hoodie instead . [Supreme Being]: Yeah bro. That was not [graphite]. ❋ Gladesofsummer (2021)

Dude, I found our [Brenden's] a [graphite Bandit] yesterday, his wife told everyone how he loves a [pencil] in the wrong un ❋ JOSHWAAA93 (2021)

This is an example of the word [being used] “[Tony] is a stupid fucking [graphite muncher]!” ❋ Zoltán (2023)

hey [im gonna] run into [bath and body works] to grab some [graphite monk perfume]. want some? ❋ Tablecloth_wanker (2020)

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