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Webster 1913 Edition


Stylus


Sty′lus

,
Noun.
[L.
stylus
, or better
stilus
.]
1.
An instrument for writing. See
Style
,
Noun.
, 1.

Definition 2024


stylus

stylus

English

Noun

stylus (plural styli or styluses)

  1. A sharp stick used in ancient times for writing in clay tablets or other surfaces; a sharp tool for engraving.
    • 2013 September 14, Jane Shilling, “The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review), page R28:
      [T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD.
  2. A phonograph needle.
  3. A small plastic stick used as a pen for writing on the touch sensitive screen of an electronic gadget.
  4. A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.
  5. (botany) Synonym of style

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Translations


Czech

Stylusy

Noun

stylus m

  1. stylus (small plastic stick used as a pen for writing on the touch sensitive screen of an electronic gadget)

Declension


Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsty.lus/, [ˈstʏ.ɫʊs]

Noun

stylus m (genitive stylī); second declension

  1. Alternative form of stilus

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