plural styli
ˈstī(-ə)-ˌlī 
also styluses
ˈstī-lə-səz
also styluses
ˈstī-lə-səz
: an instrument for writing, marking, or incising: such 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)
(2)
: a cutting tool used to produce an original record groove during disc recording
d
: a pen-shaped pointing device used for entering data (such as positional information from a graphics tablet) into a computer
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The battery life is strong, and Samsung even throws in its S Pen stylus.
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Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
This iPad bundle also comes with a case, screen protector, charger, and stylus.
—New Atlas, 9 Mar. 2025
In Europe, it can be considered just decently priced at about €550 for just the tablet, with the keyboard and stylus adding another €250 or so.
—Ben Sin, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Many drawing tablets come along with a stylus to use with the device for no extra cost.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024
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Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
This iPad bundle also comes with a case, screen protector, charger, and stylus.
—New Atlas, 9 Mar. 2025
In Europe, it can be considered just decently priced at about €550 for just the tablet, with the keyboard and stylus adding another €250 or so.
—Ben Sin, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Many drawing tablets come along with a stylus to use with the device for no extra cost.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for stylus
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“Stylus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stylus. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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stylus
noun
sty·lus
ˈstī-ləs
plural styli
ˈstī(ə)l-ˌī
also styluses
ˈstī-lə-səz
also styluses
ˈstī-lə-səz
1
: an instrument used by the ancients for writing on wax tablets
Medical Definition
stylus
noun
sty·lus
variants
also stilus
plural styli
ˈstī(ə)l-ˌī
also styluses
ˈstī-lə-səz
or stili or stiluses
also styluses
ˈstī-lə-səz
or stili or stiluses
: 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
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