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- Dictionarynib/nɪb/
noun
- 1. the pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink on the writing surface.
- 2. shelled and crushed coffee or cocoa beans.
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NIB definition: 1. a pointed metal part at one end of a pen, that the ink flows through when you write or draw 2. a…. Learn more.
noun. ˈnib. Synonyms of nib. 1. : bill, beak. 2. a. : the sharpened point of a quill pen. b. : pen point. also : each of the two divisions of a pen point. 3. : a small pointed or projecting part. Synonyms. beak. bill. neb. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of nib in a Sentence.
NIB meaning: 1. a pointed metal part at one end of a pen, that the ink flows through when you write or draw 2. a…. Learn more.
A nib is the point of a thing, such as a spear. More commonly it means the point of a pen, especially a fountain pen. Before ball points were invented, a common student problem was a pen with a broken nib.
Definition of nib noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 1. the writing point of a pen, esp an insertable tapered metal part with a split tip. 2. a point, tip, or beak. 3. (plural) crushed cocoa beans. verb Word forms: nibs, nibbing, nibbed (transitive) 4. to provide with a nib. 5. to prepare or sharpen the nib of. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms.
noun. the point of a pen, or either of its divisions. a penpoint for insertion into a penholder. a point of anything: a cutting tool with a diamond nib. a bill or beak, as of a bird; neb. any pointed extremity. Metallurgy. a piece of sintered tungsten carbide used as a die for drawing wire or the like.
