mechanical pencil

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mechanical pencil

- Pushes graphite out by a mechanism such as a spring or a screw.
See also related terms for mechanism.
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The cosmetics that will be produced in the US facility will be many of the same items Tokiwa produces in Japan: mechanical pencils for eyes/lips/brows/face; lipsticks/glosses/stains; powders--loose/pressed/dry/wet/cream; eyeliners--liquid/gel/lead; mascaras; eye shadows; foundations; and others.
The lead of a mechanical pencil, that is, GRC electrode, exhibited a well-defined reduction peak of ozone in acidic media, presenting better performances than GC, Au, or Pt for the detection of this analyte [38], whereas the boron voltammetric signal is six times higher and has a lower oxidation potential on PGE than on GCE [4].
The mechanical pencil; concepts in distance education.
Tapping the paintbrush icon reveals the tools you can select to use: oil paint, colored pencil, crayon, oil pastel, mechanical pencil, broad marker, fine marker, eraser, sponge, paper towel, water, blending stump, and tortillion.
"New tissue emerges like lead in a mechanical pencil," Sekizawa says.
The Osaka-based firm, which began life making belt buckles and invented the mechanical pencil, warned it expected to book a net loss of 250 billion yen in the fiscal year through March 2013 -- far bigger than an earlier projection for a 30 billion yen shortfall.
Last month, she arrived with a mechanical pencil that she had purchased.
Using a mechanical pencil, the lead is pressed firmly against the structure under investigation until the lead breaks.
Students found with a pen or mechanical pencil would be "assumed" to have the implement "to build weapons," or to have "stolen" it from the classroom art supply basket, she wrote.
2 traditional or mechanical pencil but there is no lead to break, so there is no need to sharpen and it won't smudge or smear.
* Spiral notebook and mechanical pencil (writes in any position or weather and needs no sharpening).
NOT AS LONG AS I'VE GOT MY TRUSTY PAD AND MECHANICAL PENCIL!
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