ball and stick

noun

Etymology

The handwriting sense derives from the resemblance of the circular and linear elements of the letters to a ball and a stick.

Definitions

  1. A style of handwriting in which the letters are not joined and feature straight lines and…

    A style of handwriting in which the letters are not joined and feature straight lines and circular arcs; block letters.

  2. The representation of chemical substances in a three-dimensional way using ball-and-stick…

    The representation of chemical substances in a three-dimensional way using ball-and-stick models.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ball and stick. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA