How to pronounce graphite
American English pronunciation
GRAF-yte
- IPA
- /ˈɡɹæˌfaɪt/
- Syllables
- GRAF · yte (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What graphite means
The soft gray carbon used as the "lead" in pencils
In a sentence: The graphite in my pencil left a shiny gray line on the paper.
Where it comes from: A German scientist named it in 1789, from a Greek word meaning to write.
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