графит — 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.
Senses
графит 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.
- pencil lead The material (usually black or dark gray) which allows a pencil to work. Usually a mixture of graphite and smaller amounts of other material, but not actual lead.
graphite — full definition
- noun A soft, dark grey form of carbon used in pencil "lead," lubricants, and industrial materials.
- noun A dark grey color resembling graphite.