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stylus


sty·lus

noun
plural sty·li \ˈstī(ə)l-ˌī\ also sty·lus·es \ˈstī-lə-səz\ or sti·li or sti·lus·es

Definition of STYLUS

: an instrument for writing, marking, or incising: as a : a hard-pointed instrument for punching the dots in writing braille with a braille slate b : a device that traces a recording (as of an electrocardiograph) on paper

Variants of STYLUS

sty·lus also sti·lus \ˈstī-ləs\