stylus

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
    — [T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD.
  2. 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.; A small implement with a pointed end used for engraving and tracing.
  3. 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.; A small device resembling a pen used to input handwritten text or drawings directly into an electronic device with a touch-sensitive screen.
    — Use the stylus to scroll up and down the list or flip through the pages left and right.
  4. A hard-pointed pen-shaped instrument for marking on stencils used in a mimeograph machine.
  5. A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.
  6. A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.; A pointed device formerly used to produce a groove in a record when recording sound.
  7. A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.
  8. Synonym of style.

词形变化

styli plural styluses plural stilus alternative

词汇关系

词源

Borrowed from Latin stylus (“a stake or pale”). Probably not directly related to Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “a pillar”). Doublet of style.
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