pencil

pen·cil  (pnsl)

n.

1. A narrow, generally cylindrical implement for writing, drawing, or marking, consisting of a thin rod of graphite, colored wax, or similar substance encased in wood or held in a mechanical holder.

2. Something shaped or used like a pencil, especially a narrow medicated or cosmetic stick: an eyebrow pencil.

3.

a. A style or technique in drawing or delineating.

b. Descriptive skill: "His characters are drawn with a strong pencil" (Henry Hallam).

c. An artist's brush, especially a fine one.

4. Physics A beam of radiant energy in the form of a narrow cone or cylinder.

5. Mathematics A family of geometric objects, such as lines, that have a common property, such as passage through a given line in a given plane.

tr.v. pen·ciled also pen·cilled, pen·cil·ing also pen·cil·ling, pen·cils also pen·cils

1. To write or produce by using a pencil.

2. To mark or color with or as if with a pencil.

Phrasal Verb:

pencil in

1. To schedule tentatively: penciled in a staff meeting for 3:00.

2. To schedule a tentative appointment with: penciled him in for lunch next Monday.

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[Middle English pencel, artist's brush, from Old French pincel, peincel, from Vulgar Latin *pnicellus, alteration of Latin pnicillus, diminutive of pniculus, diminutive of pnis, tail, brush; see pes- in Indo-European roots.]

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pencil·er, pencil·ler n.

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pencil

Noun

a rod of graphite encased in wood which is used for writing or drawing

Verb

[-cilling, -cilled] or US [-ciling, -ciled]

1. to draw, colour, write, or mark with a pencil

2. pencil in to note, arrange, or include provisionally or tentatively [Latin penicillus painter's brush]

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Pencil a small tuft; a slender cylinder of articles formed into the shape of a pencil.

Examples: pencil of feathers; of hairs, 1776; of lines (a group term in mathematics); of light rain, 1705.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pencil - a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood lead pencil - pencil that has graphite as the marking substance point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" pencil eraser, rubber eraser, rubber - an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil slate pencil - a pencil of soft slate (or soapstone) used for writing on a slate writing implement - an implement that is used to write tip, peak, point - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
	2.	pencil - graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil" black lead, graphite, plumbago - used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
	3.	pencil - a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" figure - a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
	4.	pencil - a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil" cosmetic - a toiletry designed to beautify the body
Verb	1.	pencil - write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure" draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

Translations

pencil [ˈpɛnsl] n → lápiz m; lapicero (LAM)

vt (also: pencil in) → escribir con lápiz

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pencil [ˈpɛnsl] n → crayon m

pencil in vt → noter provisoirement

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pencil [ˈpɛnsl] n → Bleistift m

vt to pencil sb/sth in → jdn/etw vormerken

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pencil [ˈpɛnsl] n → matita

vt (also: pencil in) → scrivere a matita

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pencil

n pencil [ˈpensl]

a long, thin instrument (usually of wood) containing a thin stick of graphite or some similar solid substance for writing or drawing This pencil needs sharpening / to be sharpened; He wrote in pencil; (also adjective ) a pencil sharpener. potlood قَلَم رَصاص молив tužka blyant; blyants- der (Blei)Stift, Bleistift... μολύβι lápiz pliiats مداد lyijykynä crayon עִפָּרוֹן पेंसिल olovka,pisaljka ceruza pensil blÿantur matita 鉛筆 연필(의) pieštukas zīmulis pensel potlood blyant ołówek lápis creion карандаш ceruzka svinčnik; za svinčnike olovka blyertspenna ดินสอ kurşun kalem 鉛筆 олівець پنسل cái bút chì 铅笔

v – past tense, past participle ˈpencilled , (American ) ˈpenciled –

to write or draw with a pencil He pencilled an outline of the house. teken met potlood يَكْتُب بالقَلَم пиша с молив psát/kreslit tužkou skrive med blyant zeichnen γράφω, σχεδιάζω με μολύβι escribir con lápiz pliiatsiga kirjutama, pliiatsiga joonistama با مداد نوشتن یا کشیدن piirtää lyijykynällä écrire/dessiner au crayon לִכתוֹב בְּעִפָּרוֹן लिखना, अंकित करना, चित्रित करना pisati,crtati ceruzával ír, rajzol menggambar dengan pensil skrifa/teikna með blÿanti scrivere/disegnare a matita 鉛筆でかく 연필로 쓰다[] rašyti/piešti pieštuku zīmēt ar zīmuli melakar dgn pensel in potlood schrijven, met potlood tekenen skrive/tegne med blyant narysować, naszkicować desenhar a lápis a desena; a schiţa писать, рисовать карандашом písať / kresliť ceruzkou pisati, risati s svinčnikom crtati rita, skissera เขียนดินสอ kurşun kalemle yazmak 用鉛筆寫或畫 малювати олівцем; викреслювати لکھنا، پنسل سے خاکہ بنانا viết bằng bút chì 用铅笔写或画