单词 | stylus |
释义 | stylus/ˈstʌɪləs /noun (plural styli /ˈstʌɪlʌɪ/ /ˈstʌɪliː/ or styluses) 1A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a record and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.I also still have every one of the 14 diamond styli that it ever used. 1.1A pointed device formerly used to produce a groove in a record when recording sound.All his recordings were made using the ‘acoustic method’ - singing in front of a large horn, connected to a recording diaphragm and cutting stylus, which cut a groove in a rotating wax disc....
2An ancient writing implement, consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on wax-covered tablets, and a blunt end for obliterating them.For writing, they used a stylus and a wax tablet....
2.1A small implement with a pointed end used for engraving and tracing. 2.2A pen-like device used to input handwritten text or drawings directly into a computer.He used the palm pilot as his tablet, but his stylus was a plastic space-age contemporary version of the traditional reed pen....
OriginEarly 18th century (as a modern Latin term in botany: see style): erroneous spelling of Latin stilus. Rhymes |
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