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lead pencil (l

A pencil that uses graphite as its marking substance.

lead pencil [lɛd]

a pencil in which the writing material is a thin stick of a graphite compound

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Noun

lead pencil - pencil that has graphite as the marking substance

pencil lead, lead - mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil

pencil - a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

Translations

lead pencil [ˌlɛdˈpɛns/əl] n → matita con la mina di grafite

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