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1. (n.) stylus
a pointed instrument used by the ancients for writing on wax tablets.
2. stylus
any of various pointed, pen-shaped instruments used in drawing, artwork, etc.
3. stylus
a needle for reproducing the sounds of a phonograph record.
4. stylus
any of various pointed wedges used to punch holes in paper or other material, as in writing Braille.
5. stylus
any of various pens for tracing a line automatically, as on a recording seismograph or electrocardiograph.
Etymology: (1720–30; < L: sp. var. of stilus stake, pointed writing instrument; sp. with -y- by assoc. with Gk stŷlos column)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) stylus
a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
2. (noun) stylus, style
a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
"he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) stylus
an instrument for writing. See Style, n., 1
2. (noun) stylus
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 metal or diamond
3. (noun) stylus
the needle-like device used to cut the grooves which record the sound on the original disc during recording of a phonograph record
4. (noun) stylus
a pen-shaped pointing device used to specify the cursor position on a graphics tablet
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Sense: a needle of a record player.
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 Afrikaans: stilus |
 Arabic: إبْرَة تَسْجيل الصَّوْت |
 Bulgarian: грамофонна игла |
 Brazilian: agulha |
 Czech: jehla |
 German: die Nadel |
 Danish: grammofonnål |
 Greek: βελόνα γραμμοφώνου |
 Spanish: aguja |
 Estonian: grammofoninõel |
 Farsi: سوزن گرامافون |
 Finnish: neula |
 French: aiguille |
 Hebrew: מָחַט |
 Hindi: शलाका, सूई |
 Croatian: gramofonska igla |
 Hungarian: lejátszótű |
 Indonesian: jarum gramopon |
 Icelandic: nál |
 Italian: puntina |
 Japanese: 針 |
 Korean: (음반의) 바늘 |
 Lithuanian: patefono adata |
 Latvian: (patafona) adata |
 Malay: jarum pemain rakam |
 Dutch: naald |
 Norwegian: grammofonstift |
 Polish: igła |
 Persian: سوزن گرامافون |
 Pashto: د ګرافون ستنه |
 Portuguese: agulha |
 Romanian: ac de pick-up |
 Russian: граммофонная иголка |
 Slovak: ihla |
 Slovenian: gramofonska igla |
 Serbian: gramofonska igla |
 Swedish: stift |
 Thai: เข็มแผ่นเสียง |
 Turkish: iğne |
 Taiwanese: 唱針 |
 Ukrainian: грамофонна голка |
 Urdu: ریکارڈ پلییر کی سوءی |
 Vietnamese: kim máy hát |
 Chinese: 唱针 |
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