STYLI

STYLUS

stylus, style

(noun) a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; “he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus”

stylus

(noun) a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

styli

plural of stylus

Anagrams

• listy, silty

Source: Wiktionary


STYLUS

Sty"lus, n. Etym: [L. stylus, or better stilus.]

Definition: An instrument for writing. See Style, n., 1. 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 metal or diamond. 3. The needle-like device used to cut the grooves which record the sound on the original disc during recording of a phonograph record. 4. (Computers)

Definition: A pen-shaped pointing device used to specify the cursor position on a graphics tablet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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