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Dictionary: nib   (nĭb) pronunciation
n.
    1. The sharpened point of a quill pen.
    2. A tapered point of a pen, designed to be inserted into a penholder or fountain pen.
  1. A sharp point or tip.
  2. A bird's beak or bill.

[Alteration of NEB.]


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The part of a condensing instrument corresponding to the blade of a cutting instrument. The end is called the face of the condenser.

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Any projecting piece, part, or particle.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Point of a pen.

pronunciation The only sound in the room was that of the pen's nib scratching the paper.

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NIB or nib may refer to:

  • N.I.B., a song by Black Sabbath
  • Neodymium magnet or NIB, a powerful magnet made from neodymium, iron, and boron
  • Nib, a corner of a pillow
  • Nib, a variable size in PBASIC that stores a size range of 0 to 15
  • Nib, partially processed cocoa bean
  • NIB, is a term used on an eBay post to state that the item listed is "New In Box"
  • Twizzlers Nibs, a bite-size cherry-flavored licorice candy
  • Nibs, a term used in the card game cribbage
  • Nibs, one of the lost boys in the book Peter Pan
  • Nib, a part of a quill, dip pen or fountain pen
  • Nib, the generic name assigned to .nib and .xib files, the default file format of the computer program, Interface Builder.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spids, pennespids, pen

idioms:

  • his nibs    nævnte person, kalorius, hans stormægtighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
punt van ganzenpen, kroontjespen, spits, (mv) gepelde en geplette bonen (koffie/cacao), (aan) punten, van pen voorzien

Français (French)
n. - plume

idioms:

  • his nibs    son altesse (hum)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schreibfeder, gemahlene Kaffee- od. Kakaobohnen, Spitze

idioms:

  • his nibs    (hum) der hohe Herr

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πένα ή μύτη πένας
v. - βάζω πένα, τσιμπολογώ

idioms:

  • his nibs    η αφεντιά του

Italiano (Italian)
pennino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bico (m) de pena ou de pássaro, ponta (f)
v. - aparar

Русский (Russian)
перо

Español (Spanish)
n. - punta, plumilla, plumín, pico

idioms:

  • his nibs    su majestad, su alteza

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spets, stift, näbb, kakaokärnor
v. - sätta in stift, spets

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
嘴, 笔尖, 鹅管笔的尖端

idioms:

  • his nibs    他那位大人, 尊贵的阁下

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 嘴, 筆尖, 鵝管筆的尖端

idioms:

  • his nibs    他那位大人, 尊貴的閣下

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 펜촉 끝, 부리, 첨단

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - くちばし, ペン先

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رف ريشه الكتابه المعدني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ציפורן-עט, חוד של כלי-עבודה, פולי קפה או קקאו מקולפים וכתושים‬


 
 

 

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