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Stylus

speaker

Meaning

Noun

In Writing:
  • An
    a small
    with a
    end for
    on
    , wax-covered
    or other
    , and a
    end for
    them.
  • A small
    with a
    end used for
    and tracing.
  • In Computing, Writing & Writing instruments:
  • An
    a small
    with a
    end for
    on
    , wax-covered
    or other
    , and a
    end for
    them.
  • A small
    a
    used to
    or
    into an
    with a touch-sensitive screen.
  • A hard-pointed pen-shaped
    for
    on
    used in a
    machine.
  • A
    point,
    of
    or
    ,
    a
    in a
    and
    the
    for reproduction.
  • A
    formerly used to
    a
    in a
    when
    sound.
  • A
    for making small
    on a
    of
    , used to
    Braille
    for the
    by hand.
    In Botany:
    Synonym of style.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

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    English
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    Latin
    Sourced from
    Etym
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