English-Thai Dictionary

graphite

N ตะกั่ว ดำ  แกรไฟต์  ta-kua-dam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRAPHITE

n.[Gr. to write. ] Carburet of iron, a substance used for pencils, and very improperly called black-lead.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GRAPHITE

Graph "ite, n. Etym: [Gr. graphite. See Graphic. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or granular massive, of black color and metallic luster, and so soft as to leave a trace on paper. It is used for pencils (improperly called lead pencils ), for crucibles, and as a lubricator, etc. Often called plumbago or black lead. Graphite battery (Elec.), a voltaic battery consisting of zinc and carbon in sulphuric acid, or other exciting liquid.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

graphite

graph ite |ˈgraˌfīt ˈɡræˌfaɪt | ▶noun a gray, crystalline, allotropic form of carbon that occurs as a mineral in some rocks and can be made from coke. It is used as a solid lubricant, in pencils, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors. DERIVATIVES gra phit ic |grəˈfitik |adjective ORIGIN late 18th cent.: coined in German ( Graphit ), from Greek graphein ‘write ’ (because of its use as pencil “lead ”).

 

Oxford Dictionary

graphite

graph |ite |ˈgrafʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a grey crystalline allotropic form of carbon which occurs as a mineral in some rocks and can be made from coke. It is used as a solid lubricant, in pencils, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors. DERIVATIVES graphitic |-ˈfɪtɪk |adjective ORIGIN late 18th cent.: coined in German ( Graphit ), from Greek graphein ‘write ’ (because of its use as pencil ‘lead ’).

 

French Dictionary

graphite

graphite n. m. nom masculin Variété de carbone cristallisé. : Le graphite est gris-noir. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un graphite.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

graphite

graph ite /ɡrǽfaɪt /名詞 U 黒鉛 〘鉛筆の芯に利用 〙.～̀ sh á ft (ゴルフクラブの )グラファイト製シャフト .