stylus

Meaning

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.

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstaɪ.ləs/

Etymology

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