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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.

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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.

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Origin:
1575–85; perhaps variant of neb; compare Dutch nib, Middle Low German nibbe (variant of nebbe) beak, Old Norse nibba sharp point. See nibble

Related forms

nib·like, adjective

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influence on a body or system that can produce effects such as change in movement or shape

unit of measurement for force

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World English Dictionary

nib (nɪb)

—n
1.	the writing point of a pen, esp an insertable tapered metal part with a split tip
2.	a point, tip, or beak
3.	(plural) crushed cocoa beans

—vb , nibs, nibbing, nibbed
4.	to provide with a nib
5.	to prepare or sharpen the nib of

[C16 (in the sense: beak): origin obscure; compare Northern German nibbe tip. See neb, nibble]

'niblike

—*adj*

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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

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