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Definition of "stylus" [‖Sty•lus]

  • A sharp, pointed instrument used for writing, marking, or engraving. (noun)
  • Computer Science A pointed instrument used as an input device on a pressure-sensitive screen. (noun)
  • A phonograph needle. (noun)
  • A sharp, pointed tool used for cutting record grooves. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "stylus" in a sentence
  • "As video creator cosmos92 himself notes in the introduction, a stylus is “completely unnecessary” for this device."
  • "Picking a character involves moving the stylus from the stamen into a petal, and then back to the stamen (in some cases via another petal)."
  • "Piezoelectrical elements are used to control the horizontal movement of the stylus in two perpend icular directions so that it scans the surface a long parallel lines - hence the name scanning microscope The vertical movement of the stylus is controlled and measured using another piozoelement."