Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pencil test

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
pen-cil test
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early version of an animated scene, consisting of rough sketches that are photographed or scanned.

noun

An informal test of whether a girl needs to wear a bra, based on whether a pencil placed in the inframammary fold stays in place or not.

noun

A method of determining racial identity during apartheid, based on how easily a pencil pushed through a person's hair can be removed.

Inflected Forms

pencil tests (plural)

Phrases

comb test

Frequently Paired Words

comb test

Questions

What does pencil test mean?
An early version of an animated scene, consisting of rough sketches that are photographed or scanned.

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