graphite
- noun
- /ˈɡræfaɪt/
- Specialized
- The artist chose a pencil filled with graphite to create fine details in her drawing.
- graphite furnace
- graphite reactor
- graphite moderator
So I will be using charcoal pencil and these are graphite pencils.
- So I will be using charcoal pencil and these are graphite pencils.
- China also produces and refines over half of the world's lithium, cobalt, and graphite.
- Now the point about graphene is that graphene, this is a lump of graphite.
- Charcoal, graphite, you need to know the technique and the principles behind it and the process.
Examples
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This is a beautiful piece of graphite arc by Nick Sullivan.
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An ordinary pencil made of rigid wood and graphite.
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Problem with the graphite, sir
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Pencils actually contain a mix of graphite and clay which is considered non-toxic.
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Under intense heat, carbon forms bonds only with itself, creating crystalline chains of thin graphite sheets.
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For my science project, I demonstrated how graphite can be used as a lubricant in machines.
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Many students prefer using graphite pencils for sketching because they provide smooth lines.
Synonyms
A soft black material in pencil cores that is also used as a nuclear reactor moderator called graphite
A form of graphite used to lubricate machines and slow reactions in nuclear reactors
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Graphite comes from the Greek graphein, which means 'to write', and it is the same root as in graphic and autograph. It was named for the dark marks it makes when used for writing, so graphite now means the soft black form of carbon found in pencils and used for other jobs like making parts move smoothly or in some nuclear reactors.