English-Italian translations for graphite

grafiteIl carbonio è una sostanza solida nera; è nerofumo, grafite o diamanti. Carbon is a black solid; it is soot or graphite or diamonds. Si è arrivati persino a confiscare le matite nelle scuole perché con le mine di grafite, è stato detto, Saddam Hussein costruirebbe bombe atomiche! Pencils have even been confiscated from schools because it is said that Saddam Hussein would make atomic bombs from graphite mines! Nel 1993 si temeva che la Corea del Nord potesse ricavare dalle centrali nucleari di progettazione sovietica del tipo grafite moderate reactor materiale atomico da destinare a scopi militari. In 1993, there was a fear that North Korea might obtain nuclear materials from its Soviet-type nuclear facilities, graphite moderator reactors, with a view to putting them to military use.

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 and in "lead" pencils
Short for reinforced|graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light weight strength and stiffness
A grey colour

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

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