pencil
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Synonyms: pencel, penicil, pensil, peucil
Antonyms: pencel, penicil, pensil, peucil
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Noun
- A writing utensil with a [[graphite]] (commonly referred to as [[lead]]) [[shaft]], usually blended with [[clay]], [[clad]] in wood, and sharpened to a taper. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
- {{lb|en|optics}} An [[aggregate]] or [[collection]] of [[ray]]s of [[light]], especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
- {{lb|en|geometry}} A [[family]] of [[geometric]] objects with a common [[property]], such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
- {{lb|en|now|chiefly|historical}} A [[paintbrush]]. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
- {{lb|en|medicine|obsolete|rare}} A small [[medicated]] [[bougie]]. {{defdate|19th c.}}
- {{lb|en|zoology|obsolete}} A small, thin [[tuft]] of [[hair]]s or [[feather]]s.
- {{lb|en|gambling}} {{ellipsis of|en|power of the pencil}}.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[write]] (something) using a [[pencil]].
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To mark with, or as if with, a [[pencil]].
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