stylus

Signification (English)

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.
3. 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.
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.
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.

Concepts

stylet

style

poinçon

saphir

aiguille

stylet et Stylo

burin

pointe de lecture

mine d’ardoise

Synonyms

stylet

style

needle

burin

phonograph needle

stylograph

pen

🖊️

touch needle

yew

steel pen

stencil pen

stilet

contact tag

feeler pin

test pin

reproducing stylus

cutting stylus

stylus point

reproducing needle

pick-up needle

recording needle

stylus pin

tracer needle

cat-whisker

stylus pen

stilo

chisel

pick

⛏️

pin

skewer

stick

toothpick

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈstaɪ.ləs/

Étymologie (English)

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