"pencil test" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pencil tests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pencil test (plural pencil tests)
  1. (animation) An early version of an animated scene, consisting of rough sketches that are photographed or scanned. Categories (topical): Animation
    Sense id: en-pencil_test-en-noun-8lSCJAqa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 36 37
  2. An informal test of whether a girl needs to wear a bra, based on whether a pencil placed in the inframammary fold stays in place or not.
    Sense id: en-pencil_test-en-noun-rrhZNaje Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 36 37
  3. (South Africa, historical) A method of determining racial identity during apartheid, based on how easily a pencil pushed through a person's hair can be removed. Tags: South-Africa, historical Categories (topical): Racism
    Sense id: en-pencil_test-en-noun-Q-ntxtux Disambiguation of Racism: 13 9 78 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 29 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 36 37

Inflected forms

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