Found 4 items, similar to needle.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: needle jarum
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: needle jarum
English → English (WordNet) Definition: needle needle n 1: as of a conifer [syn: acerate leaf] 2: a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument 3: a sharp pointed implement (usually steel) 4: a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record [syn: phonograph needle] needle v 1: goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; “He needled her with his sarcastic remarks” [syn: goad] 2: prick with a needle
English → English (gcide) Definition: needle 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]