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Graphite — Catégorie I : Éléments natifs[1] Graphite natif Général … Wikipédia en Français
graphite — [ grafit ] n. m. • 1799; du gr. graphein « écrire » ♦ Variété naturelle de carbone cristallisé formée de carbone presque pur. Le graphite est employé dans la fabrication des crayons. ⇒ plombagine (cf. Mine de plomb). Électrodes de graphite.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Graphite — (auch SILGraphite, früher OpenGraphite) ist ein Projekt zur Erstellung eines Unicode kompatiblen sogenannten „Smartfont“ Formates mit zugehörigem Software System zur Verarbeitung, das von SIL International unter Leitung von Sharon Correll mit… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Graphite — (Гроссето,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: 58100 Гроссето, Италия Описани … Каталог отелей
Graphite — Graph ite, n. [Gr. gra fein to write: cf. F. graphite. See {Graphic}.] (Min.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Graphite — См. Графит Термины атомной энергетики. Концерн Росэнергоатом, 2010 … Термины атомной энергетики
graphite — (n.) 1796, from Ger. Graphit black lead, coined 1789 by German mineralogist Abraham Gottlob Werner (1750 1817) from Gk. graphein write (see GRAPHY (Cf. graphy)) + mineral suffix ITE (Cf. ite). So called because it was used in pencils. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
graphite — ► NOUN ▪ a grey form of carbon used as a solid lubricant and as pencil lead. DERIVATIVES graphitic adjective. ORIGIN from Greek graphein write (because of its use in pencils) … English terms dictionary
graphite — [graf′īt΄] n. [Ger graphit < Gr graphein, to write (see GRAPHIC): from its use as writing material] a very soft, black, hexagonal mineral of pure carbon, formed in thin plates and found in metamorphic rocks: used in making electrodes, paints,… … English World dictionary
Graphite — For other uses, see Graphite (disambiguation). Graphite Graphite specimen General Category Native element mineral … Wikipedia
graphite — graphitic /greuh fit ik/, adj. /graf uyt/, n. a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and… … Universalium
