Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rollerball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: roller-ball
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of ballpoint pen with a spherical nib that uses water-based liquid or gelled ink.

noun

Example Sentences

"The office is full of rumpled clothes and bad haircuts; it’s an operation at which rollerball pens fall outside the budget limit (Bics for everyone!)"

Etymology

From roller + ball.

Inflected Forms

rollerballs (plural)

Questions

What does rollerball mean?: A kind of ballpoint pen with a spherical nib that uses water-based liquid or gelled ink.
Where does rollerball come from?: From roller + ball.

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