stylus

noun

1. a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player

   noun.artifact

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving

   noun.artifact

   Examples

   He drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus.

   Synonyms style

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. An instrument for writing. See <u>Style</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.

   noun

   Source: webster1913

4. In a photograph, a pointed piece which is moved by the vibrations given to the diaphragm by a sound, and produces the indented record; also, a pointed piece which follows the indented record, vibrates the diaphragm, and reproduces the sound.

   noun

   Source: webster1913