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Definition of Ballpoint
1. Noun. A pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper.
Definition of Ballpoint
1. Noun. (colloquial) A ballpoint pen, biro. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ballpoint
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ballpoint
Literary usage of Ballpoint
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ancestry of the Population of the U. S.R (1994)
"Black lead pencil Is better to use than ballpoint or other pens. Most questions
ask you to fill in the circle, or to print the information. ..."
2. Dutch Type by Jan Middendorp (2004)
"... faces with the working name ballpoint that has been in the making since zooo.
When it was first shown, it existed in one rather heavy weight only. ..."
3. A Life of Books: The Story of D.W. Thorpe Pty. Ltd., 1921-1987 by Daniel Wrixon Thorpe, Joyce Nicholson (2000)
"He wrote about such subjects as the new idea of backless windows, about the new
phenomenon of paperbacks, about the battle between the new ballpoint pen and ..."
4. Sri Lanka by Elke Frey, Gerhard Lemmer, Jayanthi Namasivayam (2001)
"Some kids have achieved remarkable proficiency in collecting ballpoint pens ...
Foreign ballpoint pens are, in fact, a popular gift, and small change never ..."
5. History Pockets, Colonial America, Grades 4-6 by Marc Tyler Nobleman (2003)
"On the blank side of the tagboard, instruct students to use black ballpoint pens
or fine-tipped marking pens to write a sample lesson. ..."
6. The More the Merrier by Mary Watson, Shenanigan Books (2004)
"orange ballpoint pen whole cloves spice mixture: cinnamon, ginger, ... Pierce the
outside of the orange with a ballpoint pen, making a hole in each spot ..."
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