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nib
[ nib ]
noun
- the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- a penpoint for insertion into a penholder.
- a point of anything:
a cutting tool with a diamond nib.
- a bill or beak, as of a bird; neb.
- any pointed extremity.
- Metallurgy.
- a piece of sintered tungsten carbide used as a die for drawing wire or the like.
- (in powder metallurgy) a compact at any stage of its manufacture.
nib
/ ²Ôɪ²ú /
noun
- the writing point of a pen, esp an insertable tapered metal part with a split tip
- a point, tip, or beak
- plural crushed cocoa beans
verb
- to provide with a nib
- to prepare or sharpen the nib of
Derived Forms
- ˈ²Ô¾±²úËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ²Ô¾±²úl¾±°ì±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of nib1
Example Sentences
During production, cacao beans are separated into meaty solids, known as nibs, and a fatty portion called cocoa butter.
The cherry nib recipe is my current favorite — we subbed out nuts for cacao nibs, which give it an addictive texture.
The enormous patina-green fountain pen juts over the sidewalk on F Street, two blocks from the White House, its gold nib pointing down at the front doors like a command.
Baynton created a new pen nib specifically for the inked outlines, and the team used real animals as reference for their movements.
This process, imported from the chocolate-obsessed Netherlands, ground the cacao nibs into finer, less noticeable pieces and better separated the cocoa butter, resulting in a more palatable "eating chocolate."
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