graphite

Questions about graphite

What does graphite mean?

graphite means "used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors".

How many syllables are in graphite?

graphite has 2 syllables: grap-hite. The stress falls on "grap". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹæˌfaɪt/.

What is another word for graphite?

Close synonyms include black lead, plumbago. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is graphite a common word?

graphite is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with graphite?

8 words rhyme with graphite. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.