Meanings
adjective
- Of, relating to, resembling, or having the structure of graphite.
The iron has been analysed at the Manchester College of Technology. It is a cold-blast iron with the following analysis: Silicon, 1.38 per cent.; sulphur, 0.14 per cent.; phosphorus, 0.65 per cent.; manganese, 0.54 per cent.; combined carbon, 0.49 per cent.; graphitic carbon, 2.95 per cent.
1948 November and December, “Notes and News: Early Tramplates”, in Railway Magazine, page 412
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
- GermanGraphit
- Englishgraphite
- Englishgraphitic
Cite this entry
APA
graphitic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphitic
MLA
“graphitic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphitic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graphitic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphitic.
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