Rollerball

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of ballpoint pen with a spherical nib that uses water-based liquid or gelled ink.

    "The office is full of rumpled clothes and bad haircuts; it’s an operation at which rollerball pens fall outside the budget limit (Bics for everyone!)"

  2. 2
    A trackball.

Example

More examples

"I prefer a felt-tip pen over a rollerball one."

Etymology

From roller + ball.

Related phrases

ballpoint pen

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