Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stylus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stylus \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stylus \Sty"lus\, n. [L. stylus, or better stilus.]
An instrument for writing. See {Style}, n., 1.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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