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pencil test

pencil test noun: an early version of an animated scene, consisting of rough sketches that are photographed or scanned.

Noun

pencil test (plural pencil tests)

  1. (animation) An early version of an animated scene, consisting of rough sketches that are photographed or scanned.
  2. An informal test of whether a girl needs to wear a bra, based on whether a pencil placed in the inframammary fold stays in place or not.
  3. (South Africa, historical) A method of determining racial identity during apartheid, based on how easily a pencil pushed through a person's hair can be removed.

Forms of pencil test

pluralpencil tests

Questions about pencil test

What does pencil test mean?
Pencil test means an early version of an animated scene, consisting of rough sketches that are photographed or scanned.
What part of speech is pencil test?
Pencil test is a noun.
What is the plural of pencil test?
The plural of pencil test is pencil tests.

Words near pencil test in the dictionary

  1. pencil skirt
  2. pencil skirts
  3. pencil squid
  4. pencil stub
  5. pencil stubs
  6. pencil test
  7. pencil tests
  8. pencil topper
  9. pencil toppers
  10. pencil torch
  11. pencil torches

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