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発音

• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹæfaɪt/

名詞

graphite (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 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.
   • 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 4, in Well Tackled!‎^[1]:

     Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder, […]

2. Short for graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light weight strength and stiffness.

   Modern tennis racquets are made of graphite, fibreglass and other man-made materials.

3. A grey colour, resembling graphite or the marks made with a graphite pencil.

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同意語

• (allotrope of carbon): plumbago, black lead
• (composite plastic): carbon fiber reinforced plastic, carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer, graphite composite, CFRP, CRP

派生語

• graphite fluoride

動詞

graphite (三人称単数 現在形 graphites, 現在分詞 graphiting, 過去形および過去分詞形 graphited)

1. (transitive) To apply graphite to.

参考

• diamond

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Graphite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “graphite”, in Mindat.org‎^[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

アナグラム

• earth pig, earth-pig, earthpig