stylus
n pl , -li , -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
(C18: from Latin, variant of stilus writing implement; see style)
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stylar adj