Found 2 items, similar to Stylus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: stylus stylus n 1: a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player 2: a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; “he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus” [syn: style] [also: styli (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Stylus Stylus \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, 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 a hard metal or of diamond. [PJC] 3. 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. [PJC] 4. (Computers) A pen-shaped pointing device used to specify the cursor position on a graphics tablet. [PJC]