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.
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nib (nɪb) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| '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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