stylus, stilus
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stilus — See stylus. * * * stilus var of STYLUS * * * sti·lus (stiґləs) pl. stiґli [L.] stylus … Medical dictionary
stilus — variant of stylus * * * stilus variant of stylus … Useful english dictionary
stylus — noun (plural styli; also styluses) Etymology: Latin stylus, stilus spike, stylus more at style Date: 1773 an instrument for writing, marking, or incising: as a. an instrument used by the ancients in writing on clay or waxed tablets b. a hard… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Stylus — Sty lus, n. [L. stylus, or better stilus.] 1. An instrument for writing. See {Style}, n., 1. [1913 Webster] 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stylus — 1728, stem like part of a flower pistil, alteration of L. stilus stake, stylus; spelling influenced by Gk. stylos pillar (see STET (Cf. stet)). Meaning instrument for writing is from 1807 … Etymology dictionary
Stilus — Stilus, s. Stylus … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
stylus — ► NOUN (pl. styli) 1) a hard point following a groove in a gramophone record and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction. 2) an ancient writing implement for scratching letters on wax covered tablets. ORIGIN an erroneous spelling of… … English terms dictionary
stylus — [stī′ləs] n. pl. styluses or styli [stī′lī] [L, for stilus, pointed instrument: see STYLE] 1. a style or other needlelike marking device 2. any of various pointed tools, as one used for marking mimeograph stencils or one used in Braille embossing … English World dictionary
Stylus — A stylus (plural: styli or styluses ) is a writing utensil. The word is also used for a computer accessory (PDAs). It usually refers to a narrow elongated staff, similar to a modern ballpoint pen. Many styluses are heavily curved to be held more… … Wikipedia
Stylus — Sty|lus 〈m.; , Sty|li〉 1. 〈Pharm.〉 stiftförmiges Arzneimittel, Zäpfchen 2. 〈Bot.〉 Griffel (am Fruchtknoten) 3. 〈Zool.〉 Fortsatz am Hinterleib mancher Insekten [<lat. stilus (fälschl. stylus) „Griffel“] * * * I Stylus [griechisch »Säule«;… … Universal-Lexikon
