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THESAURUS
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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun stylus has 2 senses
- stylus(n = noun.artifact) - a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player; is a part of cartridge, pickup
- stylus(n = noun.artifact) style - a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus" is a kind of tool
is a kind of device
has parts: diamond point
has particulars: needle, phonograph needle
CIDE DICTIONARY
stylus, n. [L. stylus, or better stilus.].
- An instrument for writing. See Style,
n. , 1. [1913 Webster] - That needle-shaped part at the tip of the playing arm of phonograph which sits in the groove of a phonograph record while it is turning, to detect the undulations in the phonograph groove and convert them into vibrations which are transmitted to a system (since 1920 electronic) which converts the signal into sound; also called
needle . The stylus is frequently composed of a hard metal or of diamond. [PJC] - The needle-like device used to cut the grooves which record the sound on the original disc during recording of a phonograph record; it is moved by the vibrations given to the diaphragm by a sound, and produces the indented record. [PJC]
- A pen-shaped pointing device used to specify the cursor position on a graphics tablet. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
stylus, n. (pl. -li or -luses)
1 a a hard, esp. diamond or sapphire, point following a groove in a gramophone record and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction. b a similar point producing such a groove when recording sound.
2 = STYLE n. 8, 9.
1 a a hard, esp. diamond or sapphire, point following a groove in a gramophone record and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction. b a similar point producing such a groove when recording sound.
2 = STYLE n. 8, 9.
Etymology
erron. spelling of L stilus: cf. STYLE