stylus

sty·lus  (stls)

n. pl. sty·lus·es or sty·li (-l)

1. A sharp, pointed instrument used for writing, marking, or engraving.

2. Computer Science A pointed instrument used as an input device on a pressure-sensitive screen.

3. A phonograph needle.

4. A sharp, pointed tool used for cutting record grooves.

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[Latin, alteration (influenced by Greek stlos, pillar) of stilus.]

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stylus [ˈstaɪləs]

n pl -li [-laɪ], -luses

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) Also called style a pointed instrument for engraving, drawing, or writing

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) 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. (Electronics) 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

[from Latin, variant of stilus writing implement; see style]

stylar  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stylus - a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player cartridge, pickup - an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" diamond point - a very hard small point made from a diamond phonograph needle, needle - a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
	2.	stylus - a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus" style tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation

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stylus

noun needle, pen, probe, pointer the stylus on a record player

Translations

stylus [ˈstaɪləs] N (styluses or styli (pl)) (= pen) → estilo m; [of record-player] → aguja f

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stylus [ˈstaɪləs] [styli or styluses] (pl) n [record player] → pointe f de lecture

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stylus

n

pl <styli> (on record player) → Nadel f

(= writing instrument) → Griffel m, → Stilus m (Hist)

(Comput: for PDAs etc) → (Eingabe)stift m

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stylus [ˈstaɪləs] n (styli (pl)) (of record player) → puntina; (pen) → stilo

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stylus [ˈstaɪləs] n (styli (pl)) (of record player) → puntina; (pen) → stilo

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stylus

n stylus [ˈstailəs]

a needle of a record player. stilus إبْرَة تَسْجيل الصَّوْت грамофонна игла jehla grammofonnål die Nadel βελόνα γραμμοφώνου aguja grammofoninõel سوزن گرامافون neula aiguille מָחַט शलाका, सूई gramofonska igla lejátszótű jarum gramopon nál puntina 針 (음반의) 바늘 patefono adata (patafona) adata jarum pemain rakam naald grammofonstift igła agulha ac de pick-up граммофонная иголка ihla gramofonska igla gramofonska igla stift เข็มแผ่นเสียง iğne []寶石唱針；鐵筆 грамофонна голка ریکارڈ پلییر کی سوءی kim máy hát 唱针