[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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, 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 stymie
see also:
style needle 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
     also: styli pl
see also:
style styli 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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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