graphite
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Definition of graphite
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: a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
2
: a composite material in which carbon fibers are the reinforcing material
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Other Words from graphite
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Examples of graphite in a Sentence
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Tempera, acrylic, ink, chalk and graphite are sometimes densely applied, sometimes softly layered, often mixed together in dramatic and luminous ways. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Jay DeFeo show offers a provocative sketch of a California artist finding her voice," 17 Aug. 2019 Atlas’ artwork is an abstract acrylic and graphite composition of black and white, with a splash of yellow. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "When is a selfie art? When it shows the soul, like these portraits at City Gallery," 11 June 2019 The quiet operation owes to a host of engineering changes, including making the block -- which is essentially the engine's body -- out of a very stiff material called compacted graphite iron. — Dallas News, "This round in Truck Wars goes to the 2020 Dodge Ram 1500 diesel," 23 Aug. 2019 The discovery has been the biggest surprise to hit the solid-state physics field since the 2004 Nobel Prize–winning discovery that an intact sheet of carbon atoms—graphene—could be lifted off a block of graphite with a piece of Scotch tape. — David H. Freedman, WIRED, "Physicists Are Bewitched by Twisted Graphene's 'Magic Angle'," 5 May 2019 Another way to reduce what reaches the ground is to substitute refractory materials such as titanium and steel, used to make things like fuel tanks and fly wheels, with substances such as aluminium and graphite epoxy that vaporise more easily. — The Economist, "No one has yet been killed by re-entering space junk," 10 Aug. 2019 This class will address drawing with charcoal and graphite pencil. — courant.com, "Community News For The Vernon Edition," 8 Aug. 2019 One of the most popular graphite localities historically is in England. . — Melissa Hendrickson, Smithsonian, "How Artist Teresita Fernández Turns Graphite, the Stuff of Stardust, Into Memories," 7 Aug. 2019 Back in the 1980s and '90s, when fantasy was just starting to catch on, players kept score by hand, on a piece of paper, often using a slim wooden device with graphite running down the middle, called a pencil (pronounced PEN-suhl). — Gary Gramling, SI.com, "Hold Your Fantasy Playoffs During the NFL Playoffs, You Cowards," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'graphite.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for graphite
graphite
noun
English Language Learners Definition of graphite
: a shiny black substance that is used in pencils
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graphite
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graph·ite
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Kids Definition of graphite
: a soft black carbon used in making lead pencils and as a lubricant
graphite
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Medical Definition of graphite
: carbon of a soft black lustrous form that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
— called also plumbago
Other Words from graphite
graphitic
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adjective
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