What does "ballpoint pen" mean?

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).

What is a synonym for "ballpoint pen"?

Common synonyms include: ballpen, ballpoint, ballpoints, biro, chalk, ink.

Ballpoint pen

noun

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Definitions

Noun

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
a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ballpen ballpoint ballpoints biro chalk ink

Antonyms

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drawing pencils feathers

Etymology

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

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