graphite
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -itebor. German -it German Graphitbor. English graphite Borrowed from German Graphit (A. G. Werner 1789), from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “to write”).
- borrowed from Graphit
Definitions
An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays…
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.
- Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder, […]
Graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for…
Graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for lightweight strength and stiffness.
- Modern tennis racquets are made of graphite, fibreglass and other man-made materials.
A grey colour, resembling graphite or the marks made with a graphite pencil.
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To apply graphite to.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at graphite. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at graphite. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at graphite
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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