stylus

[ stahy-luhs ]

/ ˈstaɪ ləs /

noun, plural sty·li [stahy-lahy], /ˈstaɪ laɪ/, sty·lus·es.

an instrument of metal, bone, or the like, used by the ancients for writing on waxed tablets, having one end pointed for incising the letters and the other end blunt for rubbing out writing and smoothing the tablet.

any of various pointed, pen-shaped instruments used in drawing, artwork, etc.

Computers. a pen-shaped device used on a display screen to input commands or handwritten text or drawings.Compare joystick (def. 2), mouse (def. 4).

Audio.

Also called cutting stylus. a needle used for cutting grooves in making a disk recording to be played on a phonograph.
a needle for reproducing the sounds of a phonograph record.

any of various pointed wedges used to punch holes in paper or other material, as in writing Braille.

any of various kinds of pens for tracing a line automatically, as on a recording seismograph or electrocardiograph.

Also style (for defs. 1, 2).

Origin of stylus

1720–30; <Latin: spelling variant of stilus stake, pointed writing instrument; spelling with -y- from fancied derivation <Greek stŷlos column

Words nearby stylus

stylophone, stylopize, stylopodium, stylops, stylostixis, stylus, stymie, Stymphalian birds, stymy, stype, stypsis

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Example sentences from the Web for stylus

The consequence was a vibration of the mica diaphragm to which the stylus was attached.
Heroes of the Telegraph|J. Munro
The recording diaphragm of a phonograph is a window pane bearing a stylus adapted to engrave a groove in a record blank.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1|Kempster Miller
He is stern on paper, and ever he sets down his thoughts as though his stylus were a spear dipped in the blood of men.
Cleopatra|H. Rider Haggard
In the early days of writing, a tablet was a book, a stylus the pen.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam'|Annie Allnut Brassey

The duties of this office suspended his own creative work, and he did not live to take up again the novelist's stylus.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for stylus

stylus

/ (ˈstaɪləs) /

noun plural -li (-laɪ) or -luses

Also called: style a pointed instrument for engraving, drawing, or writing

a tool used in ancient times for writing on wax tablets, which was pointed at one end and blunt at the other for erasing mistakes

a device attached to the cartridge in the pick-up arm of a record player that rests in the groove in the record, transmitting the vibrations to the sensing device in the cartridge. It consists of or is tipped with a hard material, such as diamond or sapphire

Derived forms of stylus

stylar, adjective

Word Origin for stylus

C18: from Latin, variant of stilus writing implement; see style

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Medical definitions for stylus

stylus

[ stī′ləs ]

n. pl. sty•lus•es

A pencil-shaped structure.

A pencil-shaped medicinal preparation for external application; as a medicated bougie.

stylet

单词	stylus
释义	stylus [ stahy-luhs ] / ˈstaɪ ləs / noun, plural sty·li [stahy-lahy], /ˈstaɪ laɪ/, sty·lus·es. an instrument of metal, bone, or the like, used by the ancients for writing on waxed tablets, having one end pointed for incising the letters and the other end blunt for rubbing out writing and smoothing the tablet. any of various pointed, pen-shaped instruments used in drawing, artwork, etc. Computers. a pen-shaped device used on a display screen to input commands or handwritten text or drawings.Compare joystick (def. 2), mouse (def. 4). Audio. Also called cutting stylus. a needle used for cutting grooves in making a disk recording to be played on a phonograph. a needle for reproducing the sounds of a phonograph record. any of various pointed wedges used to punch holes in paper or other material, as in writing Braille. any of various kinds of pens for tracing a line automatically, as on a recording seismograph or electrocardiograph. Also style (for defs. 1, 2). Origin of stylus 1720–30; <Latin: spelling variant of stilus stake, pointed writing instrument; spelling with -y- from fancied derivation <Greek stŷlos column Words nearby stylus stylophone, stylopize, stylopodium, stylops, stylostixis, stylus, stymie, Stymphalian birds, stymy, stype, stypsis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stylus The consequence was a vibration of the mica diaphragm to which the stylus was attached. Heroes of the Telegraph\|J. Munro The recording diaphragm of a phonograph is a window pane bearing a stylus adapted to engrave a groove in a record blank. Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1\|Kempster Miller He is stern on paper, and ever he sets down his thoughts as though his stylus were a spear dipped in the blood of men. Cleopatra\|H. Rider Haggard In the early days of writing, a tablet was a book, a stylus the pen. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam'\|Annie Allnut Brassey The duties of this office suspended his own creative work, and he did not live to take up again the novelist's stylus. Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 6\|Various British Dictionary definitions for stylus stylus / (ˈstaɪləs) / noun plural -li (-laɪ) or -luses Also called: style a pointed instrument for engraving, drawing, or writing a tool used in ancient times for writing on wax tablets, which was pointed at one end and blunt at the other for erasing mistakes a device attached to the cartridge in the pick-up arm of a record player that rests in the groove in the record, transmitting the vibrations to the sensing device in the cartridge. It consists of or is tipped with a hard material, such as diamond or sapphire Derived forms of stylus stylar, adjective Word Origin for stylus C18: from Latin, variant of stilus writing implement; see style Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for stylus stylus [ stī′ləs ] n. pl. sty•lus•es A pencil-shaped structure. A pencil-shaped medicinal preparation for external application; as a medicated bougie. stylet The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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