Used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors.
synonyms: graphite, plumbago.
Roget 556:
painting;
depicting;
drawing
etc.
v.;
design;
perspective,
sciagraphy†,
skiagraphy†;
chiaroscuro
etc.
(light)
420;
composition;
treatment.
historical painting,
portrait painting,
miniature painting;
landscape painting,
marine painting;
still life,
flower painting,
scene painting;
scenography†.
school,
style;
the grand style,
high art,
genre,
portraiture;
ornamental art
etc.
847.
monochrome,
polychrome;
grisaille [Fr.].
pallet,
palette;
easel;
brush,
pencil,
stump;
black lead,
charcoal,
crayons,
chalk,
pastel;
paint
etc.
(coloring matter)
428;
watercolor,
body color,
oil color;
oils,
oil paint;
varnish
etc.
356.1,
priming;
gouache,
tempera,
distemper,
fresco,
water glass;
enamel;
encaustic painting;
mosaic;
tapestry.
photography,
heliography,
color photography;
sun painting;
graphics,
computer graphics.
picture,
painting,
piece [Fr.],
tableau,
canvas;
oil painting
&c.;
fresco,
cartoon;
easel picture,
cabinet picture,
draught,
draft;
pencil drawing
&c.,
water color drawing,
etching,
charcoal,
pen-and-ink;
sketch,
outline,
study.
photograph,
color photograph,
black-and-white photograph,
holograph,
heliograph;
daguerreotype,
talbotype†,
calotype†,
heliotype†;
negative,
positive;
print,
glossy print,
matte print;
enlargement,
reduction,
life-size print;
instant photo,
Polaroid photo.
technicolor,
Kodachrome,
Ektachrome;
Polaroid.
portrait
etc.
(representation)
554;
whole length,
full length,
half length;
kitcat,
head;
miniature;
shade,
silhouette;
profile.
landscape,
seapiece†;
view,
scene,
prospect;
panorama,
diorama;
still life.
picture gallery,
exhibit;
studio,
atelier;
pinacotheca†.
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Dutch: grafiet
Polish: grafit