Stylus
1stylus — sty‧lus [ˈstaɪləs] noun also ˈstylus pen styluses PLURALFORM or styli PLURALFORM [ laɪ] [countable] COMPUTING …
2Stylus — 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 …
3STYLUS — Gr. Γλυφίον; Ausonio coekum, item caltes, ab eadem origine nonnullis dicitur. Et habemus caeltis vocem in veter, lapide apud pud Aldum Orthogr. et Gruterum Inser. p. 329. Nam neque hic utramentum; vel papyrus, aut membrana ulla adbuc; sed… …
4stylus — 1728, stem like part of a flower pistil, alteration of L. stilus stake, stylus; spelling influenced by Gk. stylos pillar (see STET (Cf. stet)). Meaning instrument for writing is from 1807 …
5Stylus — Stylus, 1) s. Stylos; 2) so v.w. Griffel, s.u. Blüthe I. B) b) …
6Stylus — (lat.), Griffel, s. Blüte, S. 88; S. causticus, der Ätzstift …
7stylus — ► NOUN (pl. styli) 1) a hard point following a groove in a gramophone record and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction. 2) an ancient writing implement for scratching letters on wax covered tablets. ORIGIN an erroneous spelling of… …
8stylus — [stī′ləs] n. pl. styluses or styli [stī′lī] [L, for stilus, pointed instrument: see STYLE] 1. a style or other needlelike marking device 2. any of various pointed tools, as one used for marking mimeograph stencils or one used in Braille embossing …
9Stylus — A stylus (plural: styli or styluses ) is a writing utensil. The word is also used for a computer accessory (PDAs). It usually refers to a narrow elongated staff, similar to a modern ballpoint pen. Many styluses are heavily curved to be held more… …
10stylus — /stuy leuhs/, n., pl. styli / luy/, styluses. 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… …
