Definition of "stylus"

(writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.  quotations

1. A small implement with a pointed end used for engraving and tracing.  examples

2. (computing) A small device resembling a pen used to input handwritten text or drawings directly into an electronic device with a touch-sensitive screen.  examples

A hard-pointed pen-shaped instrument for marking on stencils used in a mimeograph machine.  examples

A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.

1. A pointed device formerly used to produce a groove in a record when recording sound.  examples

A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.  examples

(botany) Synonym of style.  examples