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stylus
(redirected from stylus tracing)

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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.

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

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stylus - a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record playerstylus - 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"
tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation

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

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

stylus
n
pl <styli> (on record player) → Nadel f
(= writing instrument)Griffel m, → Stilus m (Hist)
(Comput: for PDAs etc) → (Eingabe)stift m

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

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 (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


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