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grafiitti — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • graphite noun A soft, dark grey form of carbon used in pencil "lead," lubricants, and industrial materials.
  • plumbago noun A plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort.

Senses

grafiitti is used for these senses in English:

  • graphite 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.
  • plumbago (mineral, now, chiefly, historical) Graphite. [from 18th c.]

graphite — full definition

  1. noun A soft, dark grey form of carbon used in pencil "lead," lubricants, and industrial materials.
  2. noun A dark grey color resembling graphite.

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