Phrase guide

mechanical pencil

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A writing instrument with a replaceable, mechanically extendable graphite lead that eliminates the need for sharpening.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: automatic pencil, click pencil, clutch pencil, drafting pencil, leadholder, lead pencil, pacer, pen pencil, propelling pencil, retractable pencil, technical pencil

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَلَم الرَصَاص مِيقَانِيقِيّ (qalam ar-raṣāṣ mīqānīqiyy) — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Catalan: portamines — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Chinese Cantonese: 鉛芯筆 /铅芯笔 (jyun4 sam1 bat1) — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自動鉛筆 /自动铅笔 (zìdòng qiānbǐ) — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自動鉛 /自动铅 (zìdòng qiān) — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Czech: mikrotužka — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Danish: stiftblyant — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Danish: trykblyant — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Dutch: vulpotlood — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Esperanto: mekanika krajono — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Finnish: lyijytäytekynä — pencil with a retractable lead
  • French: porte-mine — pencil with a retractable lead
  • French: portemine — pencil with a retractable lead
  • German: Druckbleistift — pencil with a retractable lead
  • German: Minenschreiber — pencil with a retractable lead
  • German: mechanischer Stift — pencil with a retractable lead
  • German: Fallbleistift — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Greek: μηχανικό μολύβι (michanikó molývi) — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Hebrew: עט עיפרון (et iparón) — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Hebrew: עיפרון מכני (iparón mekháni) — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Hungarian: rotring — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Hungarian: rotringceruza — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Hungarian: töltőceruza — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Icelandic: skrúfblýantur — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Icelandic: blýpenni — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Indonesian: pensil mekanik — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Irish: peann luaidhe meicniúil — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Italian: portamina — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Italian: portamine — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Japanese: シャープペンシル (shāpupenshiru) — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Japanese: シャーペン (shāpen) — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Khmer: ខ្មៅដៃចុច (khmawdaycoc) — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Korean: 샤프펜실 (syapeupensil) — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Korean: 샤프 (syapeu) — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Macedonian: тенкоми́нец (tenkomínec) — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Malay: pensil mekanikal — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Polish: ołówek automatyczny — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Portuguese: lapiseira — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Russian: механи́ческий каранда́ш (mexaníčeskij karandáš) — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Serbo-Croatian: минерица — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Serbo-Croatian: minerica — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Spanish: portaminas — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Spanish: lápiz mecánico — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Spanish: lapicero — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Swedish: stiftpenna — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Thai: ดินสอกด (din-sɔ̌ɔ-gòt) — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Vietnamese: viết chì bấm — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Vietnamese: bút chì bấm — pencil with a retractable lead
  • Welsh: mecanyddol — pencil with a retractable lead