stylus

sty·lus

noun \ˈstī-ləs\

plural sty·li\ˈstī(-ə)-ˌlī\ also sty·lus·es\ˈstī-lə-səz\

Definition of STYLUS

: an instrument for writing, marking, or incising: as a : an instrument used by the ancients in writing on clay or waxed tablets b : a hard-pointed pen-shaped instrument for marking on stencils used in a reproducing machine c (1) : needle 3c (2) : a cutting tool used to produce an original record groove during disc recording d : a pen-shaped pointing device used for entering data (as positional information from a graphics tablet) into a computer

Origin of STYLUS

Latin stylus, stilus spike, stylus — more at style

First Known Use: 1773

Rhymes with STYLUS

eyeless, pilus, tieless