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Meaning of pencilmark | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A mark or line made using a pencil.

Examples

“Like pencilmarks on a doorjamb that a parent uses to record a child’s height, you can compare old feedback with new, every six to eighteen months.”
“To make assurance doubly sure, you put a pencilmark against the name and “day” of your own particular great man.”
“Then pencilmark the outer edges for a guide. Another way is to drive stakes into the ground and use string guides on all four sides.”
“Geissler was seated at his glass-topped desk making pencilmarks on a dark gray punched tape. “Come in, John. I didn’t expect you. What’s the matter? You getting this 1753?””
“You might do this with pencilmarks and find that 8 and 9 can go only in the two cells marked ‘c. Or you might notice the 8 and 9 in row 8, and the 8 and 9 in row 9, and realize that the 8 and 9 in box 7 have to go in row 7. And if you are really skilled, you might never bother writing any pencilmarks at all.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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