Meaning of STYLUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'stIlus
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- [n] a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus"
- [n] a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
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| | See Also: | | cartridge, device, diamond point, needle, phonograph needle, pickup, tool | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Sty"lus\, n.
In a photograph, a pointed piece which is moved by the
vibrations given to the diaphragm by a sound, and produces
the indented record; also, a pointed piece which follows the
indented record, vibrates the diaphragm, and reproduces the
sound.
\Sty"lus\, n. [L. stylus, or better stilus.]
An instrument for writing. See {Style}, n., 1.
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