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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nib /nɪb/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the point of a pen
- any pointed end.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nib (nib),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- (in powder metallurgy) a compact at any stage of its manufacture.
- 1575–85; perh. variant of neb; compare Dutch nib, Middle Low German nibbe (variant of nebbe) beak, Old Norse nibba sharp point. See nibble
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nib /nɪb/ n - the writing point of a pen, esp an insertable tapered metal part with a split tip
- a point, tip, or beak
- (plural) crushed cocoa beans
vb (nibs, nibbing, nibbed)(transitive)- to provide with a nib
- to prepare or sharpen the nib of
Etymology: 16th Century (in the sense: beak): origin obscure; compare Northern German nibbe tip. See neb, nibble |