Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A sharp, pointed instrument used for writing, marking, or engraving.
- n. Computer Science A pointed instrument used as an input device on a pressure-sensitive screen.
- n. A phonograph needle.
- n. A sharp, pointed tool used for cutting record grooves.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A sponge-spicule of the monaxon uniradiate type, sharp at one end and not at the other. It is regarded as an oxea one of whose rays is suppressed.
- n. In entomology, a style or stylet.
- n. In a phonograph, a pointed part which rests on the diaphragm and is moved by the vibrations induced in the latter by sound-waves. It is used to produce the record of sounds upon the phonographic cylinders, and also to reproduce the sounds thus recorded.
Wiktionary
- n. A sharp stick used in ancient times for writing in clay tablets; a sharp tool for engraving.
- n. A phonograph needle.
- n. A small plastic stick used as a pen for writing on the touch sensitive screen of an electronic gadget.
- n. A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. An instrument for writing. See style, n., 1.
- n. 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 . Thestylus is frequently composed of a hard metal or of diamond. - n. 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.
- n. (Computers) A pen-shaped pointing device used to specify the cursor position on a graphics tablet.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
- n. a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
Etymologies
- From Latin stylus, alternative spelling of stilus. Unrelated to Ancient Greek στῦλος (stulos, "pillar"). (Wiktionary)
- Latin, alteration (influenced by Greek stūlos, pillar) of stilus. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“As video creator cosmos92 himself notes in the introduction, a stylus is “completely unnecessary” for this device.”
Make A DIY iPhone Stylus For Precision, Greasy Fingers | Lifehacker Australia
“Picking a character involves moving the stylus from the stamen into a petal, and then back to the stamen (in some cases via another petal).”
“Piezoelectrical elements are used to control the horizontal movement of the stylus in two perpend icular directions so that it scans the surface a long parallel lines - hence the name scanning microscope The vertical movement of the stylus is controlled and measured using another piozoelement.”
“Vertical adjustment of the stylus is controlled by means of what is termed the tunnel effect - hence the name of the instrument.”
“Obviously if the tip of the stylus is too sharp, it rapidly becomes destroyed.”
“This means here that if the tip of the stylus is near enough to the surface (10 Å, i.e. 1-2 atom diameters) a current flows even at low voltages.”
“The stylus is also extremely sharp, the tip being formed of one single atom.”
“The stylus is short but solidly built with metal and hard plastic.”
“The stylus is a big plus, at least for users who like to jot down notes, create sketches or annotate documents in a way that's much more precise than using a fingertip.”
The Wall Street Journal: Mobile Device That's Better for a Jotter Than a Talker
“However, I can see where some folks might consider the 5-inch screen a good trade-off for much better portability than other tablets, and Samsung has done some very interesting work in making the stylus, which is stored in a slot on the device, useful.”
The Wall Street Journal: Mobile Device That's Better for a Jotter Than a Talker
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘stylus’.
-
Brand Theft Auto
A marque list for cars--models or companies who've used common words as their name.
explorer, navigator, frontier, mustang, quest, cougar, sidekick, legend, legacy, ranger, voyager, civic and 266 more...
-
Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11250 more...
-
IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
-
Sponge Spicule Terminology
A list of the richly esoteric and myriad terms that have been used in the classification and study of fossil and modern sponge spicules.
The morphology of sponge spicule elements paral...monaxon, monaxonial, monaxial, monactine, monactinal, monactinal monaxon, diactinal monaxon, diactine, biradiate, rhabdus, oxea, uniaxial and 186 more...
-
Penmanship
Spencerian method, Palmer method, Platt R. Spencer, cursive, round hand, running hand, handwriting, stylus, pen, vellum, penmanship, script and 86 more...
-
Finer Points
Objects like needles and spines whose tips are drawn to a fine point.
poynet, prickpunch, spine, needle, pin, baton, glochid, quill, beak, stylet, trocar, harelip-needle and 66 more...
-
danallison's Words
polysemy, self-reliance, savor, amenities, vintage, proverbial, colloquial, assemblage, ubiquitous, jocular, prosaic, perambulation and 443 more...
-
frequent toefl
Words that I do not know or unsure for toefl
appurtenances, aptitude, arbitrary, arboretum, argot, arrears, avocation, avuncular, badger, bait, warden, bane and 428 more...
-
Writing Materials
Pens, pencils, paper etc
space pen, quill, laptop, pencil, stylus, crayon, chalk, vellum
-
unusual
zoonotic, escarpment, rampart, bulwark, booby-traps, booby, lipid, synapse, axon, ressentiment, solipsism, panacea and 71 more...
-
Style
A family of terms containing the string *styl that suggest a sense of something columnar or pointed.
Words containing styl- denoting a mode of expression or fashion are excluded from t...monimostylic, streptostylic, styloid, hypostyle, stylet, stylographic, stylobate, peristyle, stylites, metrostyle, peristylium, anastylosis and 32 more...
-
Compendium: Round 1
The game is over! Congratulations to our winner, jennarenn. Thanks for playing!
Moderating this round: uselessness
The category: Things you might find in a backpack
This ...pencil, ruler, books, lunch, lunchbox, snacks, paper, homework, hands, lip gloss, love notes, crayons and 79 more...
-
dpcoffey's Words
numinous, perseverate, sherbet, vainglorious, archaeopteryx, ferrule, malamute, arrant, coccyx, backchannel, umbrage, vestigial and 6 more...
-
since sense
a reflection on siththen - a word used during and before Chaucer's time
simulacrum, asparagales, munchener, didymium, adamant, iris wipe, star wipe, heart wipe, clock wipe, matrix wipe, abiogenesis, cloff and 47 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for stylus.

Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.