ballpoint pen
/ˈbɔːlˌpɔɪnt pɛn/
ballpoint pen noun: 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).
Noun
ballpoint pen (plural ballpoint pens)
ballpoint pen meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
ballpoint pen in Hindi
- pen
- बॉलपेन bŏlpen
ballpoint pen in Tamil
- pen
- குமிழ்முனைப் பேனா kumiḻmuṉaip pēṉā
ballpoint pen in Urdu
- pen
- بال پوائِنْٹ پین bāl pvāinṭ pen, بال پین bāl pen
ballpoint pen in Bengali
- pen
- কলম kolom, বলপয়েন্ট কলম bolpoẏenṭo kolom
More languagesFewer languages
- ballpoint pen in Telugu
- బాల్ పెన్ bāl pen, బాల్ పాయింట్ పెన్ bāl pāyiṇṭ pen
- ballpoint pen in Punjabi
- ਬਾਲ ਪੈੱਨ bāl painna
- ballpoint pen in Nepali
- बलपेन balpen
- ballpoint pen in Tagalog
- bolpoint, bolpen
- ballpoint pen in Arabic
- قَلَم حِبْر qalam ḥibr
- ballpoint pen in Malay
- pen mata bulat, pen mata bola, pen bebola
- ballpoint pen in Indonesian
- bolpen
- ballpoint pen in Thai
- ปากกาลูกลื่น bpàak-gaa-lûuk-lʉ̂ʉn, ปากกาหมึกแห้ง bpàak-gaa-mʉ̀k-hɛ̂ɛng
- ballpoint pen in Vietnamese
- viết bi, bút bi, bút nguyên tử
- ballpoint pen in Myanmar
- ဘောပင် bhau:pang, ဘောပွိုင့်ပင် bhau:pwuing.pang
Synonyms of ballpoint pen
Forms of ballpoint pen
| plural | ballpoint pens |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ball-point pen |
Origin of ballpoint pen
From ballpoint + pen. Compare Dutch balpen (“ballpoint pen”).
Questions about ballpoint pen
- What does ballpoint pen mean?
- Ballpoint pen means 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 ballpoint pen in Hindi?
- Ballpoint pen in Hindi is बॉलपेन (bŏlpen). See Ballpoint pen meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ballpoint pen?
- Ballpoint pen is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ballpoint pen?
- Ballpoint pen is pronounced /ˈbɔːlˌpɔɪnt pɛn/.
- What is the plural of ballpoint pen?
- The plural of ballpoint pen is ballpoint pens.
Words near ballpoint pen in the dictionary
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