Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: pen-tel
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A non-permanent marker pen.

noun

A pnictogen or element from group 15 of the periodic table, which includes elements nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.

Example Sentences

"Failing this, a piece of hardboard with white Fablon from Woolworths makes a good surface for drawing with water-soluble pentels. The drawings can be removed with a damp cloth."
"[…] 'Drawing the Line' invited spectators to write their reactions to the photographs and to the question of drawing the line, right on the walls. (Black pentels were supplied for this purpose.)"

Etymology

From the name of the Japanese company Pentel Co., Ltd., which invented the non-permanent marker; ultimately from pen + tell.

Inflected Forms

pentels (plural)

Phrases

pentel pen

Questions

What does pentel mean?: A non-permanent marker pen.
Where does pentel come from?: From the name of the Japanese company Pentel Co., Ltd., which invented the non-permanent marker; ultimately from pen + tell.

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