stylus

stylus is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An instrument for writing. See Style, n., 1. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An instrument for writing. See Style, n., 1.
2. noun. 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 metal or diamond.
3. noun. The needle-like device used to cut the grooves which record the sound on the original disc during recording of a phonograph record.
4. noun. A pen-shaped pointing device used to specify the cursor position on a graphics tablet.
5. noun. a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving

   "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus"

   Synonyms: style

6. noun. a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player

Synonyms

style

Common word forms

styluses

Words from these letters

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