ballpoint pen

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ballpoint pen

/ˈbɔːlˌpɔɪnt pɛn/

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From ballpoint + pen. Compare Dutch balpen (“ballpoint pen”).

noun ballpoint pens · ball-point pen

A pen, similar in size and shape to a pencil, having an internal chamber filled with a viscous, quick-drying ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by the rolling action of a metal sphere (around 0.7 mm to 1 mm in diameter).
Similar: ballpoint, ball pen, ballpen, biro

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noun pen

Español	bolígrafo, birome, boli, esfero, lapicero, lápiz pasta
日本語	ボールペン bōrupen
हिन्दी	बॉलपेन bŏlpen
Kiswahili	kalamu
Português	caneta esferográfica, esferográfica
Français	bic, stylo à bille, crayon à bille
Deutsch	Kugelschreiber, Kuli
Italiano	penna a sfera, biro
Ελληνικά	στυλό διαρκείας styló diarkeías
Română	pix
Русский	ша́риковая ру́чка šárikovaja rúčka, ру́чка rúčka
Tiếng Việt	viết bi, bút bi, bút nguyên tử
العربية	قَلَم حِبْر qalam ḥibr
עברית	עֵט כַּדּוּרִי et kadurí

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@misc{ballpoint_pen_2026,
  title = {ballpoint pen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ballpoint%20pen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}