单词 | stylus |
释义 | stylus(ˈstaɪləs) nounWord forms: plural -li (-laɪ) or -luses 1. Also called: style a pointed instrument for engraving, drawing, or writing 2. a tool used in ancient times for writing on wax tablets, which was pointed at one end and blunt at the other for erasing mistakes 3. a device attached to the cartridge in the pick-up arm of a record player that rests in the groove in the record, transmitting the vibrations to the sensing device in the cartridge. It consists of or is tipped with a hard material, such as diamond or sapphire Derived forms stylar (ˈstylar) adjective Word origin C18: from Latin, variant of stilus writing implement; see style |
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