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ləs noun, plural sty·li [-lahy] , sty·lus·es.
[-lahy] , sty·lus·es. 1.
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.
2.
any of various pointed, pen-shaped instruments used in drawing, artwork, etc.
3.
4.
Audio.
a.
Also called cutting stylus. a needle used for cutting grooves in making a disk recording to be played on a phonograph.
b.
a needle for reproducing the sounds of a phonograph record.
5.
any of various pointed wedges used to punch holes in paper or other material, as in writing Braille.
6.
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:
1720–30; < Latin: spelling variant of stilus stake, pointed writing instrument; spelling with -y- from fancied derivation < Greek stŷlos column
1720–30; < Latin: spelling variant of stilus stake, pointed writing instrument; spelling with -y- from fancied derivation < Greek stŷlos column
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| —n , pl -li, -luses | |
| 1. | Also called: style a pointed instrument for engraving, drawing, or writing |
| 2. | 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 |
| 3. | 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 |
| [C18: from Latin, variant of stilus writing implement; see | |
| 'stylar | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
stylus
1728, "stem-like part of a flower pistil," alteration of L. stilus "stake, stylus;" spelling influenced by Gk. stylos "pillar" (see stet). Meaning "instrument for writing" is from 1807.
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Medical Dictionary
stylus sty·lus (stī'ləs)
n. pl. sty·lus·es or sty·li (-lī)
A pencil-shaped structure.
A pencil-shaped medicinal preparation for external application; as a medicated bougie.
See stylet.
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Example sentences
The flexible touchscreen display supports user input either by stylus pen or by touch.
He pulled out the stylus he used to manipulate the touchscreen, and was ready to go.
Sanitize the stylus by lowering the tip into the disinfectant and lifting it out twice with the stylus lift arm.
The pot allegedly had waveforms etched into a groove as a potter incised a line with a stylus while the pot spun.
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