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pen·cil
(pĕn′səl)n.
1. A narrow, generally cylindrical implement for writing, drawing, or marking, consisting of a thin rod of graphite, colored wax, or similar substance encased in wood or held in a mechanical holder.
2. Something shaped or used like a pencil, especially a narrow medicated or cosmetic stick: an eyebrow pencil.
3.
a. A style or technique in drawing or delineating.
b. Descriptive skill: "His characters are drawn with a strong pencil" (Henry Hallam).
c. An artist's brush, especially a fine one.
4. Physics A beam of radiant energy in the form of a narrow cone or cylinder.
5. Mathematics A family of geometric objects, such as lines, that have a common property, such as passage through a given line in a given plane.
tr.v. pen·ciled, pen·cil·ing, pen·cils also pen·cilled or pen·cil·ling
Phrasal Verbs: 1. To write or produce by using a pencil.
2. To mark or color with or as if with a pencil.
pencil in
1. To schedule tentatively: penciled in a staff meeting for 3:00.
2. To schedule a tentative appointment with: penciled him in for lunch next Monday.
pencil out
1. To calculate or estimate (projected profits and losses or other figures): penciled out the likely sales for the new product.
2. To appear likely to be of sufficient benefit to justify the projected costs: rejected the proposed merger because it failed to pencil out.
[Middle English pencel, artist's brush, from Old French pincel, peincel, from Vulgar Latin *pēnicellus, alteration of Latin pēnicillus, diminutive of pēniculus; see pes- in Indo-European rootsdiminutive of pēnis, tail, brush; see pes- in Indo-European roots.]
pen′cil·er, pen′cil·ler n.
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pencil
(ˈpɛnsəl)n
1.
a. a thin cylindrical instrument used for writing, drawing, etc, consisting of a rod of graphite or other marking substance, usually either encased in wood and sharpened or held in a mechanical metal device
b. (as modifier): a pencil drawing.
2. something similar in shape or function: a styptic pencil; an eyebrow pencil.
3. (General Physics) a narrow set of lines or rays, such as light rays, diverging from or converging to a point
4. (Art Terms) archaic an artist's fine paintbrush
5. (Art Terms) rare an artist's individual style or technique in drawing
vb (tr) , -cils, -cilling or -cilled, -cils, -ciling or -ciled
6. to draw, colour, or write with a pencil
7. to mark with a pencil
8. pencil in to note, arrange, include, etc provisionally or tentatively
[C14: from Old French pincel, from Latin pēnicillus painter's brush, from pēniculus a little tail, from pēnis tail]
ˈpenciller, ˈpenciler n
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pen•cil
(ˈpɛn səl)n., v. -ciled, -cil•ing (esp. Brit.) -cilled, -cil•ling. n.
1. a slender tube of wood, metal, etc., containing a core of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
2. a stick of cosmetic coloring material for use on the eyebrows, eyelids, etc.
3. a stick of medicated material.
4. a narrow set of lines, light rays, or the like, diverging from or converging to a point: a pencil of sunlight.
5. a slender, pointed piece of a substance used for marking.
6. skill in drawing.
7. Archaic. an artist's paintbrush, esp. for fine work.
v.t. 8. to write, draw, or mark with or as if with a pencil.
9. pencil in, to schedule or list tentatively, by or as if by writing down in pencil rather than in ink.
[1350–1400; Middle English pencel < Middle French pincel « Latin pēnicillus painter's brush or pencil, diminutive of pēniculus little tail. See penis, -cule1]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Pencil
a small tuft; a slender cylinder of articles formed into the shape of a pencil.Examples: pencil of feathers; of hairs, 1776; of lines (a group term in mathematics); of light rain, 1705.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
pencil
Past participle: pencilled
Gerund: pencilling
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
pencil
A mixture of graphite and clay in stick form covered by a hard casing. The greater the clay element, the harder the pencil.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
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| Noun | 1. |  pencil - a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in woodlead pencil - pencil that has graphite as the marking substance point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" pencil eraser, rubber eraser, rubber - an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil slate pencil - a pencil of soft slate (or soapstone) used for writing on a slate writing implement - an implement that is used to write |
| 2. | pencil - graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil" | |
| 3. | pencil - a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" figure - a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape | |
| 4. | pencil - a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil" cosmetic - a toiletry designed to beautify the body | |
| Verb | 1. | pencil - write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure" draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" |
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pencil
nounpencil something or someone in provisionally arrange, make a provisional arrangement for, arrange tentatively, arrange subject to confirmation The tour was pencilled in for the following March. I'll pencil you in for two this afternoon.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
قَلَمُ رِصَاصٍقَلَم رَصاصيَكْتُب بالقَلَم
tužkapsát/kreslit tužkou
blyantblyants-
مداد
lyijykynätehdätunkea
olovka
ceruzaceruzával ír
blýanturblÿanturskrifa/teikna meî blÿanti
鉛筆
연필
pieštukasrašyti pieštukupiešti pieštuku
zīmēt ar zīmulizīmulis
ceruzkapísať/kresliť ceruzkou
svinčnik
olovkapisaljka
blyertspennapenna
ดินสอ
kurşun kalemkurşun kalemle yazmak
bút chì
pencil
[ˈpensl]A. N → lápiz m, lapicero m; (= propelling pencil) → lapicero m
to draw in pencil → dibujar con lápiz
to write in pencil → escribir a lápiz
see also eyebrow B
to draw in pencil → dibujar con lápiz
to write in pencil → escribir a lápiz
see also eyebrow B
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pencil
[ˈpɛnsəl] n → crayon min pencil → au crayon
pencil in
vt sep [+ appointment] → fixer provisoirementto pencil sb in (for appointment) → marquer qn provisoirementpencil case n → trousse f (d'écolier)pencil pusher n (US) → gratte-papier mpencil sharpener n → taille-crayon m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pencil
n → Bleistift m; (= eyebrow pencil) → Augenbrauenstift m; (Math, Phys: of lines, rays etc) → Büschel nt
pencil
:pencil box
n → Federkasten m
pencil case
n → Federmäppchen nt
pencil sharpener
n → (Bleistift)spitzer m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
pencil
[ˈpɛnsl]1. n → matita
2. adj (drawing, line) → a matita
pencil in vt + adv (note) → scrivere a matita (fig) (date) → segnarsi provvisoriamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pencil
(ˈpensl) noun a long, thin instrument (usually of wood) containing a thin stick of graphite or some similar solid substance for writing or drawing. This pencil needs sharpening / to be sharpened; He wrote in pencil; (also adjective) a pencil sharpener.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈpencilled , (American) ˈpenciled – to write or draw with a pencil. He pencilled an outline of the house.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
pencil
→ قَلَمُ رِصَاصٍ tužka blyant Bleistift μολύβι lápiz lyijykynä crayon olovka matita 鉛筆 연필 potlood blyant ołówek lápis карандаш blyertspenna ดินสอ kurşun kalem bút chì 铅笔Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009