graphite
pronunciation
How to pronounce graphite in British English:
UK [ˈgræfaɪt]
How to pronounce graphite in American English:
US [ˈɡræfˌaɪt]
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- Noun:
- used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
Word Origin
- graphite (n.)
- "black lead," 1796, from German Graphit, coined 1789 by German mineralogist Abraham Gottlob Werner (1750-1817) from Greek graphein "write" (see -graphy) + mineral suffix -ite. So called because it was used in making pencils. Related: Graphitic.
Example
- 1. Graphite has an open structure and is easily penetrated .
- 2. Layers of graphene make up the graphite found in pencil lead .
- 3. The effect indicated that the graphite samples contained superconducting areas .
- 4. All that the graphite powder has is a slight diamagnetism .
- 5. Nine grams of uranium are dispersed among some 15000 tiny particles within the graphite .