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 Definitions for stylus: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Stylus \Sty"lus\, n. [L. stylus, or better stilus.]
1. An instrument for writing. See Style, n., 1.
[1913 Webster]
2. 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 a hard metal or of
diamond.
[PJC]
3. The needle-like device used to cut the grooves which
record the sound on the original disc during recording of
a phonograph record; it is moved by the vibrations given
to the diaphragm by a sound, and produces the indented
record.
[PJC]
4. (Computers) A pen-shaped pointing device used to specify
the cursor position on a graphics tablet.
[PJC] Stymie
WordNet (r) 2.0
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stylus
n 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" [syn: style]
[also: styli (pl)]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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45 Moby Thesaurus words for "stylus":
Gramophone, PA, PA system, Victrola, audio sound system,
audiophile, binaural system, bitch box, bullhorn, cartridge,
ceramic pickup, changer, crystal pickup,
derived four-channel system, discrete four-channel system,
four-channel stereo system, hi-fi, hi-fi fan, high-fidelity,
intercom, intercommunication system, jukebox, magnetic pickup,
monaural system, mono, needle, nickelodeon, phonograph,
photoelectric pickup, pickup, public-address system,
quadraphonic sound system, radio-phonograph combination,
record changer, record player, sound reproduction system,
sound truck, squawk box, stereo, system, tape deck, tape recorder,
tone arm, transcription turntable, turntable
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