ballpoint

ˈbɔːlpɔɪnt

Definition

Definition of ballpoint - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

writingpen with a small ball bearing tip

She signed the document with a ballpoint.

ballpoint pen

biro

rollerball

sewingneedle with a rounded tip for sewing

Use a ballpoint for knit fabrics.

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pen with a small ball bearing tip
needle with a rounded tip for sewing

Expressions with ballpoint

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ballpoint pen

pen with a small metal ball for writing

She signed the document with a blue ballpoint pen.

Origin of ballpoint

English, ball + point

Terms with ballpoint included in their meaning

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biro

writing

any ballpoint pen in UK Australia New Zealand Ireland

ballpen

writing tool

writing instrument with a ballpoint tip

uniball

writing

type of pen with single ballpoint

Examples of ballpoint in a sentence

Ballpoints are common in office supplies.
A ballpoint is ideal for delicate materials.
Choose a ballpoint to avoid fabric damage.

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French:stylo à bille, aiguille à bout rond, ...
German:Kugelschreiber, Jerseynadel, ...
Italian:biro, ago a punta tonda, ...
Spanish:bolígrafo, aguja de punta redonda, ...
Portuguese:esferográfica, agulha de ponta arredondada, ...
Chinese:圆珠笔, 圆头针, ...
Japanese:ボールペン, ボールポイント, ...
Arabic:قَلَم حِبْر جاف, إِبْرَة رَأْس كُرَوِي, ...
Hebrew:עֵט כַּדוּרִי, מַחַט כְּדוּרִית, ...
Russian:шариковая ручка, игла с закруглённым концом, ...
Ukrainian:кулькова ручка, трикотажна голка, ...
Hindi:बॉलपॉइंट पेन, गोल सुई, ...
Bengali:বলপয়েন্ট কলম, গোলাকার সূঁচ, ...
Catalan:bolígraf, agulla de punta rodona, ...
Czech:propiska, jehla s kulatou špičkou, ...
Danish:kuglepen, ballpoint, ...
Dutch:balpen, ballpointnaald, ...
Greek:στυλό διαρκείας, βελόνα με στρογγυλή άκρη, ...
Hungarian:golyóstoll, gömbhegyű tű, ...
Khmer:ប៊ិចបាល់, ម្ជុលក្បាលមូល, ...
Korean:볼펜, 볼포인트, ...
Persian:خودکار, سوزن نوک گرد, ...
Polish:długopis kulkowy, igła kulkowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):esferográfica, agulha de ponta arredondada, ...
Romanian:pix, ac cu vârf rotunjit, ...
Swedish:kulspetspenna, kulnål, ...
Thai:ปากกาลูกลื่น, เข็มปลายมน, ...
Turkish:tükenmez kalem, yuvarlak uçlu iğne, ...
Vietnamese:bút bi, kim đầu tròn, ...

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