noun🔗ShareCrayonsA paintbrush."That artist uses pencils made of hog bristle to create textured effects in her oil paintings. "Cet artiste utilise des crayons en soie de porc pour créer des effets de texture dans ses peintures à l'huile.stationeryartutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrayonsA writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper."The student needed two pencils for the math test. "L'élève avait besoin de deux crayons pour le contrôle de maths.stationerywritingutensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFaisceauAn aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point."The astronomer studied the pencils of light emanating from the distant galaxy, searching for clues about its formation. "L'astronome a étudié le faisceau de lumière émanant de la galaxie lointaine, à la recherche d'indices sur sa formation.physicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFaisceauA 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 parallel lines is a family of pencils. "L'ensemble des droites parallèles est un faisceau.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSuppositoireA small medicated bougie."The doctor recommended using small pencils to help clear the baby's nasal passages. "Le médecin a recommandé d'utiliser de petits suppositoires pour aider à dégager les voies nasales du bébé.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🔗ShareMarquer au crayonTo mark with, or as if with, a pencil."The artist carefully pencils the outline of the portrait before adding paint. "L'artiste marque soigneusement au crayon les contours du portrait avant d'ajouter de la peinture.stationerywritingmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
