单词 | nib |
释义 | nib —niblike, adj. /nib/, n. 1. the point of a pen, or either of its divisions. 2. a penpoint for insertion into a penholder. 3. a point of anything: a cutting tool with a diamond nib. 4. a bill or beak, as of a bird; neb. 5. any pointed extremity. 6. Metall. a. a piece of sintered tungsten carbide used as a die for drawing wire or the like. b. (in powder metallurgy) a compact at any stage of its manufacture. [1575-85; perh. var. of NEB; cf. D nib, MLG nibbe (var. of nebbe) beak, ON nibba sharp point. See NIBBLE] |
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