English
Graphalloy
Trademark.
Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- ‘to carve’
Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ‘to scratch, cut or carve into’
Ancient Greek γράφω ‘to scratch, cut into’
German Graphit
English graphite
Latin ligō ‘tie, bind up or together’
Latin alligō ‘to bind to, up or around something, tie,…’
Old French aloi
Middle French alloy
English alloy
Today it means
noun Any of a group of metal-impregnated graphite materials, commonly used for self-lubricating plain bearings or electrical contacts.
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