mechanical pencil
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mechanical pencil
noun mechanical pencils
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A writing instrument with a replaceable, mechanically extendable graphite lead that eliminates the need for sharpening.
Similar: automatic pencil, click pencil, clutch pencil, drafting pencil, leadholder, lead pencil, pacer, pen pencil, propelling pencil, retractable pencil, technical pencil
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noun pencil with a retractable lead
| Español | portaminas, lápiz mecánico, lapicero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 샤프펜실 syapeupensil, 샤프 syapeu |
| 日本語 | シャープペンシル shāpupenshiru, シャーペン shāpen |
| 中文 | 自動鉛筆 /自动铅笔 zìdòng qiānbǐ, 自動鉛 /自动铅 zìdòng qiān |
| Português | lapiseira |
| Français | porte-mine, portemine |
| Deutsch | Druckbleistift, Minenschreiber, mechanischer Stift, Fallbleistift |
| Italiano | portamina, portamine |
| Ελληνικά | μηχανικό μολύβι michanikó molývi |
| Русский | механи́ческий каранда́ш mexaníčeskij karandáš |
| Tiếng Việt | viết chì bấm, bút chì bấm |
| العربية | قَلَم الرَصَاص مِيقَانِيقِيّ qalam ar-raṣāṣ mīqānīqiyy |
| עברית | עט עיפרון et iparón, עיפרון מכני iparón mekháni |
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