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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Stylus \Sty"lus\, noun [L. stylus, or better stilus.]
1. An instrument for writing. See {Style}, noun, 1.
2. That needle-shaped part at the tip of the playing arm of phonograph which sits in the groove of a phonograph record while it is turning, to detect the undulations in the phonograph groove and convert them into vibrations which are transmitted to a system (since 1920 electronic) which converts the signal into sound; also called {needle}. The stylus is frequently composed of a hard metal or of diamond. [PJC]
3. The needle-like device used to cut the grooves which record the sound on the original disc during recording of a phonograph record; it is moved by the vibrations given to the diaphragm by a sound, and produces the indented record. [PJC]
4. (Computers) A pen-shaped pointing device used to specify the cursor position on a graphics tablet. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
stylus
noun
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}] [also: {styli} (pl)]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "stylus": Gramophone, PA, PA system, Victrola, audio sound system, audiophile, binaural system, bitch box, bullhorn, cartridge, ceramic pickup, changer, crystal pickup, derived four-channel system, discrete four-channel system, four-channel stereo system, hi-fi, hi-fi fan, high-fidelity, intercom, intercommunication system, jukebox, magnetic pickup, monaural system, mono, needle, nickelodeon, phonograph, photoelectric pickup, pickup, public-address system, quadraphonic sound system, radio-phonograph combination, record changer, record player, sound reproduction system, sound truck, squawk box, stereo, system, tape deck, tape recorder, tone arm, transcription turntable, turntable
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