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
styli
plural of stylus
• listy, silty
Source: Wiktionary
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
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.