ball and stick

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English

 ball-and-stick model on Wikipedia
Ball-and-stick handwriting on a blackboard.

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Etymology

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

Noun

ball and stick (uncountable)

  1. (education) A style of handwriting in which the letters are not joined and feature straight lines and circular arcs; block letters.
  2. (chemistry) The representation of chemical substances in a three-dimensional way using ball-and-stick models.

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