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