Definitions for: Stylus


[n] a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus"
[n] a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player



Webster (1913) Definition: Sty"lus, n.
In a photograph, a pointed piece which is moved by the
vibrations given to the diaphragm by a sound, and produces
the indented record; also, a pointed piece which follows the
indented record, vibrates the diaphragm, and reproduces the
sound.


Sty"lus, n. [L. stylus, or better stilus.]
An instrument for writing. See Style, n., 1.

Synonyms: style

See Also: cartridge, device, diamond point, needle, phonograph needle, pickup, tool

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