Definitions
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- noun A kind of
ballpoint pen with aspherical nib that uses water-based liquid or gelledink . - noun computing A
trackball .
Etymologies
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Examples
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LoganAdams: Not to nitpick - well, actually just to nitpick, a "rollerball" is a ballpoint.
Loosen Up Your Writing Grip To Banish Pain | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Big Amazon. for those of you old enough to have seen the schlock sci-fi "rollerball" it's central theme was that big brotherism actually is more likely to be durable under corporate control rather than government control.
Slashdot 2009
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However top-end designers such as Waterman make rollerball pens that manage to avoid this issue if the cap is accidentally left off.
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Conventional writing instruments, ink dried on their rollerball tips.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » October : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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While like ballpoint pens in employing a ball writing mechanism at the nib, the significant difference is that rollerball pens generally use a free flowing water-based ink.
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For this reason, the ink of rollerball pens generally needs to be replaced more often.
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Conventional writing instruments, ink dried on their rollerball tips.
365 tomorrows » Steve Smith : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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But no matter how much I love the familiarity of that rollerball pen and spiral-bound paper there is no way for me to use those to instantly send my words to a friend, or post it to the web.
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Arts and culture featuring Liverpool's all-female rollerball team, Buggles v OMD and Alex Curran's new fashion line.
Internet picks of the week Johnny Dee 2010
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One disadvantage of rollerball pens however is that the ink requires more time to dry, meaning smudging is a greater possibility.
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