Meaning

8 senses
  1. An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.

  2. An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.

    A small implement with a pointed end used for engraving and tracing.

    a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving

  3. A small device resembling a pen used to input handwritten text or drawings directly into an electronic device with a touch-sensitive screen.

    Eingabestift, Stylus, Touchpen

    сти́лосstílos, сти́лусstílus, стило́stiló

    сти́лосstýlos, сти́лусstýlus

  4. A hard-pointed pen-shaped instrument for marking on stencils used in a mimeograph machine.

  5. A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.

  6. A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.

    A pointed device formerly used to produce a groove in a record when recording sound.

    Saphir, Grammofonnadel

    иго́лкаigólka

    a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player

  7. A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.

  8. Synonym of style.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Paul wrote hi with his stylus.

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  2. Many devices with resistive touchscreens also include a stylus for more precise pointing.

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  3. He's looking for his stylus.

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  4. It is possible to write Braille by hand using a slate and a stylus.

    deMan kann Brailleschrift mit der Hand schreiben, indem man eine Punktschrifttafel und einen Griffel benutzt.

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  5. A simple plastic stylus won't work on a smartphone's capacitive touchscreen. You need a capacitive or active stylus instead.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
tool for writing on clay tablets:
Русский
By meaning 2
tool for writing on clay tablets:
phonograph needle:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
tool for writing on clay tablets:
pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen:
phonograph needle:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin stylus (“a stake or pale”). Probably not directly related to Ancient G

Borrowed from Latin stylus (“a stake or pale”). Probably not directly related to Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “a pillar”). Doublet of style.

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Forms

plural: styli / styluses
Singularstylus
Pluralstyli / styluses

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving:style

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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