English Explanatory Dictionary

ball and stick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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 models.

Word forms

ball and stick ball-and-stick

Etymology

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

Derived words

ball-and-stick model
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