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Ballpoint pen

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A pen, similar in size and shape to a pencil, having an internal chamber filled with a viscous, quick-drying ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by the rolling action of a metal sphere (around 0.7 mm to 1 mm in diameter).
  2. 2
    a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper wordnet

Etymology

From ballpoint + pen. Compare Dutch balpen (“ballpoint pen”).

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