English Explanatory Dictionary

air scribe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small handheld stylus which utilizes pneumatically-pressurized air to intricately carve into rocks, usually to extract fossils or other desired objects such as precious stones.

Word forms

air scribe air scribes

Etymology

By surface analysis, air + scribe (“drawing implement used in engraving and etching”).

Synonyms

air pen
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