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nib

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–noun
1. the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
2. a penpoint for insertion into a penholder.
3. a point of anything: a cutting tool with a diamond nib.
4. a bill or beak, as of a bird; neb.
5. any pointed extremity.
6. Metallurgy.
a. a piece of sintered tungsten carbide used as a die for drawing wire or the like.
b. (in powder metallurgy) a compact at any stage of its manufacture.
Origin:
1575–85; perh. var. of neb; cf. D nib, MLG nibbe (var. of nebbe) beak, ON nibba sharp point. See nibble

Related forms:
niblike, adjective
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nib   (nĭb)   
n.  

    1. The sharpened point of a quill pen.

    2. A tapered point of a pen, designed to be inserted into a penholder or fountain pen.

  2. A sharp point or tip.

  3. A bird's beak or bill.


[Alteration of neb.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

nib 
1585, "beak or bill of a bird," Scot. variant of O.E. neb, from P.Gmc. *nabjan (see neb). Meaning "point" (of a pen or quill) first recorded 1611.
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Medical Dictionary

nib (nĭb)
n.
The smooth or serrated portion of a dental instrument that comes into contact with restorative material being condensed.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
NIB

  1. National Industries for the Blind

  2. Nordic Investment Bank

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