Nib (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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 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.
noun
  1. the writing point of a pen, esp an insertable tapered metal part with a split tip
  2. a point, tip, or beak
  3. crushed cocoa beans
verb nibs, nibbing or nibbed (tr)
  1. to provide with a nib
  2. to prepare or sharpen the nib of
Nib (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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