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ballpoint
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ball·point  (bôlpoint)
n.
A pen having as its writing point a small ball bearing that transfers ink stored in a cartridge onto a writing surface.

ballpoint, ballpoint pen [ˈbɔːlˌpɔɪnt], ball pen
n
a pen having a small ball bearing as a writing point Also called (Brit) Biro
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Noun1.ballpoint - a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paperballpoint - a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper
pen - a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
Translations
ballpoint [ˈbɔːlpɔɪnt] ballpoint pen Nbolígrafo m, birome m or f (S. Cone)
ballpoint ball-point, ballpoint pen, ball-point pen [ˈbɔːlpɔɪnt] n (= Biro) → stylo-bille m


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To prevent this, some ballpoints are designed to ensure that slight pressure is applied behind the ink column.
Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, suggested that unattended ballpoints independently made their way 'through wormholes in space' to 'a planet entirely given over to Biro life forms'.
Ballpoints were first patented in 1888 and then another 350 times, without making their mark, by 1935.
 
 
 
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