Meanings
nounruling pen (plural ruling pens)
plural ruling pens
- a pen used in graphic design and calligraphy for drawing precise lines of various thicknesses
Translations
Basque marraluma
- marralumaa drawing instrument
Catalan tiralínies
- tiralíniesa drawing instrument
Chinese Mandarin 鴨嘴筆 /鸭嘴笔, 直線筆 /直线笔
- 鴨嘴筆 /鸭嘴笔 (yāzuǐbǐ)a drawing instrument
- 直線筆 /直线笔 (zhíxiànbǐ)a drawing instrument
Danish ridsefjer
- ridsefjera drawing instrument
Dutch trekpen
- trekpena drawing instrument
Finnish vetopiirrin
- vetopiirrina drawing instrument
French tire-ligne
- tire-lignea drawing instrument
German Reißfeder
- Reißfedera drawing instrument
Japanese カラス口, 烏口
- カラス口 (karasu-guchi)a drawing instrument
- 烏口 (karasu-guchi)a drawing instrument
Korean 오구
- 오구 (ogu)a drawing instrument
Norwegian Bokmål rissefjær, rissefjør
- rissefjæra drawing instrument
- rissefjøra drawing instrument
Persian قلم رسم
- قلم رسم (qalam-e rasm)a drawing instrument
Polish grafion
- grafiona drawing instrument
Portuguese tira-linhas
- tira-linhasa drawing instrument
Russian рейсфе́дер
- рейсфе́дер (rejsfédɛr)a drawing instrument
Spanish tiralíneas
- tiralíneasa drawing instrument
Swedish dragstift
- dragstifta drawing instrument
Ukrainian рейсфедер
- рейсфедер (rejsfeder)a drawing instrument
Cite this entry
APA
ruling pen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruling%20pen
MLA
“ruling pen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruling%20pen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ruling pen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruling%20pen.
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