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sty·lus
Audio Help [stahy-luh
s] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [stahy-luh
s] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -li
Audio Help [-lahy] Pronunciation Key, -lus·es.
Audio Help [-lahy] Pronunciation Key, -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. | Computers. a pen-shaped device used on a display screen to input commands or handwritten text or drawings. |
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| 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; < L: sp. var. of stilus stake, pointed writing instrument; sp. with -y- from fancied derivation < Gk stŷlos column
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] | Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
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| sty·lus
Audio Help (stī'ləs) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. sty·lus·es or sty·li (-lī)
[Latin, alteration (influenced by Greek stūlos, pillar) of stilus.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| stylus | |
noun | |
| 1. | a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player |
| 2. | a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
stylus [ˈstailəs] noun
a needle of a record player
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
sty·lus (st
l
s)
n. pl.
sty·lus·es or sty·li (-l
)
- A pencil-shaped structure.
- A pencil-shaped medicinal preparation for external application; as a medicated bougie.
- See stylet.
| The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
Main Entry: sty·lus
Variant: also sti·lus /'stI-l&s/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sty·li
/'stI(&)l-"I/ also sty·lus·es /'stI-l&-s&z/ or sti·li or sti·lus·es
: an
instrument for writing, marking, or incising: as a : a hard-pointed instrument for punching the dots in writing braille with a braille slate b : a device that traces a
recording (as of an electrocardiograph) on paper
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Stylus
Sty"lus\, n. In a photograph, a pointed piece which is moved by the vibrations given to the diaphragm by a sound, and produces the indented record; also, a pointed piece which follows the indented record, vibrates the diaphragm, and reproduces the sound.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Stylus
Sty"lus\, n. [L. stylus, or better stilus.] An instrument for writing. See Style, n., 1.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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