"ball and stick" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: The handwriting sense derives from the resemblance of the circular and linear elements of the letters to a ball and a stick. Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-ball_and_stick-en-noun-miuDV-uc Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 52 48 Topics: education
  2. (physical chemistry) The representation of chemical substances in a three-dimensional way using ball-and-stick models. Tags: physical, uncountable Categories (topical): Physical chemistry, Shapes
    Sense id: en-ball_and_stick-en-noun-Ha-iCuPC Disambiguation of Shapes: 43 57 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Chemical notation Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 52 48 Disambiguation of Chemical notation: 20 80 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ball-and-stick Derived forms: ball-and-stick model

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