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mechanical pencil

mechanical pencil noun: a writing instrument with a replaceable, mechanically extendable graphite lead that eliminates the need for sharpening.

mechanical pencil: a writing instrument with a replaceable, mechanically extendable graphite lead that eliminates the...
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Noun

mechanical pencil (plural mechanical pencils)

  1. (Canada, US) A writing instrument with a replaceable, mechanically extendable graphite lead that eliminates the need for sharpening.

mechanical pencil meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

mechanical pencil in Tamil

இயந்திர எழுதுகோல்

mechanical pencil in Arabic

pencil with a retractable lead
قَلَم الرَصَاص مِيقَانِيقِيّ qalam ar-raṣāṣ mīqānīqiyy

mechanical pencil in Malay

pencil with a retractable lead
pensil mekanikal

mechanical pencil in Indonesian

pencil with a retractable lead
pensil mekanik
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mechanical pencil in Thai
ดินสอกด din-sɔ̌ɔ-gòt
mechanical pencil in Vietnamese
viết chì bấm, bút chì bấm

Synonyms of mechanical pencil

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Forms of mechanical pencil

pluralmechanical pencils

Questions about mechanical pencil

What does mechanical pencil mean?
Mechanical pencil means a writing instrument with a replaceable, mechanically extendable graphite lead that eliminates the need for sharpening.
What is mechanical pencil in Tamil?
Mechanical pencil in Tamil is இயந்திர எழுதுகோல். See Mechanical pencil meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mechanical pencil?
Mechanical pencil is a noun.
What is the plural of mechanical pencil?
The plural of mechanical pencil is mechanical pencils.

Words near mechanical pencil in the dictionary

  1. mechanical larynx
  2. mechanical larynxes
  3. mechanical lithosphere
  4. mechanical lithospheres
  5. mechanical mouse
  6. mechanical pencil
  7. mechanical pencils
  8. mechanical shovel
  9. mechanical shovels
  10. mechanical splice
  11. mechanical splices

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