stylus

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for stylus

stylus 🔊 /stajˈlʌs/

stylus : කූර

stylus : පන්හිඳ

stylus : හිඳ

stylus : තුලිකාව

stylus definition

Noun.

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