pencil tip
Writing instrument's apex
The pointed end of a pencil that makes contact with paper.
Pencil tips wear down with use and require sharpening to maintain a fine line.
The term also refers to small rubber or plastic caps placed over pencil ends to protect them or provide an eraser: I lost the pencil tip and now it scratches the paper.
- graphiteCrystalline carbon allotrope
- pointExact location or meaning
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- fine pointMinute distinction or detail
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
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