noun🔗ShareCrayonA paintbrush."The artist used a special pencil to paint delicate details on the canvas. "L'artiste a utilisé un crayon spécial pour peindre des détails délicats sur la toile.artstationeryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrayonA writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper."My son used his new pencil to draw a picture of his family. "Mon fils a utilisé son nouveau crayon pour dessiner un portrait de sa famille.stationeryutensilwritingmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFaisceauAn aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point."The spotlight created a pencil of light that illuminated the stage. "Le projecteur a créé un faisceau de lumière qui a illuminé la scène.physicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrayonA family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane."The set of lines passing through the origin is a pencil of lines in geometry. "L'ensemble des droites passant par l'origine est un crayon de droites en géométrie.mathfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne petite bougie médicamenteuseA small medicated bougie."The doctor used a small pencil to help clear the child's nasal passage. "Le médecin a utilisé une petite bougie médicamenteuse pour aider à dégager les voies nasales de l'enfant.medicinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉcrire au crayonTo write (something) using a pencil."I penciled (BrE: pencilled) a brief reminder in my notebook."J'ai écrit un bref rappel au crayon dans mon carnet.stationerywritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrayonner, écrire au crayonTo mark with, or as if with, a pencil."The artist pencilled a quick sketch of the family dog. "L'artiste a crayonné une esquisse rapide du chien de la famille.stationerywritingmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
