"graphite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹæfaɪt/ [US] Audio: En-us-graphite.ogg [US], En-uk-graphite.ogg [UK] Forms: graphites [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Graphit (A. G. Werner 1789), from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “I write”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Graphit}} German Graphit, {{uder|en|grc|γράφω||I write}} Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “I write”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} graphite (countable and uncountable, plural graphites)
  1. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Synonyms (allotrope of carbon): plumbago, black lead Translations (form of carbon): কৃষ্ণসীস (kriśnośiś) (Bengali), графит (grafit) [masculine] (Bulgarian), grafit [masculine] (Catalan), 石墨 (shímò) (Chinese Mandarin), grafit [masculine] (Czech), tuha [feminine] (Czech), grafit [common-gender] (Danish), grafiet [neuter] (Dutch), grafito (Esperanto), grafiit (Estonian), metaantratsiidiks (Estonian), grafiitti (Finnish), graphite [masculine] (French), Graphit [masculine] (German), γραφίτης (grafítis) [masculine] (Greek), torsummiutaq (Greenlandic), aqerluusassaq (Greenlandic), लिखिज (likhij) (Hindi), ग्रेफाइट (grephāiṭ) (Hindi), grafit (Hungarian), grafít [neuter] (Icelandic), ritblý (Icelandic), grafito (Ido), graifít [feminine] (Irish), grafite [feminine] (Italian), 石墨 (sekiboku) (alt: せきぼく) (Japanese), 黒鉛 (kokuen) (Japanese), 석묵 (seongmuk) (alt: 石墨) (Korean), 흑연 (heugyeon) (alt: 黑鉛) (Korean), plumbāgō [feminine] (Latin), matāpango (Maori), бал чулуу (bal čuluu) (Mongolian), grafitt [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), grafitt [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), گرافیت (gerâfit) (Persian), Blie [neuter] (Plautdietsch), grafit [masculine] (Polish), grafite (Portuguese), grafita (Portuguese), ਗਰੇਫ਼ਾਈਟ (garefāīṭa) (Punjabi), grafit [neuter] (Romanian), графи́т (grafít) [masculine] (Russian), grafit [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), tuha (Slovak), grafito [masculine] (Spanish), grafit [common-gender] (Swedish), blyerts [common-gender] (Swedish), hitam (Tagalog), grapito (Tagalog), கடுங்கரி (kaṭuṅkari) (Tamil), ถ่านดำใช้ทำดินสอ (Thai), than chì (Vietnamese), graffit [masculine] (Welsh), גראַפֿיט (grafit) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-graphite-en-noun-Hv9LWcPp Disambiguation of Minerals: 46 48 3 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Allotropes of carbon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 51 2 2 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 42 46 6 7 Disambiguation of Allotropes of carbon: 56 42 2 0 Disambiguation of 'allotrope of carbon': 90 9 1 Disambiguation of 'form of carbon': 92 8 0
  2. Short for graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light weight strength and stiffness. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: graphite-reinforced plastic (extra: a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light weight strength and stiffness) Categories (topical): Greys, Minerals Synonyms (composite plastic): carbon fiber reinforced plastic, carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer, graphite composite, CFRP, CRP Translations (composite plastic): hiilikuitu (Finnish), hiilikuitukomposiitti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-graphite-en-noun-K1e8OIQm Disambiguation of Greys: 24 59 13 5 Disambiguation of Minerals: 46 48 3 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 51 2 2 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 42 46 6 7 Disambiguation of 'composite plastic': 13 85 2 Disambiguation of 'composite plastic': 11 87 2
  3. A grey colour, resembling graphite or the marks made with a graphite pencil. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (colour): графит (grafit) [masculine] (Bulgarian), grafiitinharmaa (Finnish), blyerts [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-graphite-en-noun-HsMkvcux Disambiguation of 'colour': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: graphite fluoride

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɹæfaɪt/ [US] Audio: En-us-graphite.ogg [US], En-uk-graphite.ogg [UK] Forms: graphites [present, singular, third-person], graphiting [participle, present], graphited [participle, past], graphited [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Graphit (A. G. Werner 1789), from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “I write”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Graphit}} German Graphit, {{uder|en|grc|γράφω||I write}} Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “I write”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} graphite (third-person singular simple present graphites, present participle graphiting, simple past and past participle graphited)
  1. (transitive) To apply graphite to. Tags: transitive Related terms: diamond
    Sense id: en-graphite-en-verb-uJIZAs~6

Inflected forms

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    "English verbs",
    "en:Allotropes of carbon",
    "en:Greys",
    "en:Minerals"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Graphit"
      },
      "expansion": "German Graphit",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "γράφω",
        "4": "",
        "5": "I write"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “I write”)",
      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from German Graphit (A. G. Werner 1789), from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "graphites",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "graphiting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "graphited",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "graphited",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "graphite (third-person singular simple present graphites, present participle graphiting, simple past and past participle graphited)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "diamond"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To apply graphite to."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To apply graphite to."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹæfaɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-graphite.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e0/En-us-graphite.ogg/En-us-graphite.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/En-us-graphite.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-uk-graphite.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fc/En-uk-graphite.ogg/En-uk-graphite.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/En-uk-graphite.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (UK)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "graphite"
  ],
  "word": "graphite"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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