ALL meanings of styli
sty·li
S s - noun,plural styli plural of stylus 1
- noun styli a plural of stylus. 1
- noun plural styli an instrument of metal, bone, or the like, used by the ancients for writing on waxed tablets, having one end pointed for incising the letters and the other end blunt for rubbing out writing and smoothing the tablet. 1
- noun plural styli any of various pointed, pen-shaped instruments used in drawing, artwork, etc. 1
- noun plural styli Computers. a pen-shaped device used on a display screen to input commands or handwritten text or drawings. Compare joystick (def 2), mouse (def 4). 1
- noun plural styli Audio. Also called cutting stylus. a needle used for cutting grooves in making a disk recording to be played on a phonograph. a needle for reproducing the sounds of a phonograph record. 1
- noun plural styli any of various pointed wedges used to punch holes in paper or other material, as in writing Braille. 1
- noun plural styli any of various kinds of pens for tracing a line automatically, as on a recording seismograph or electrocardiograph. 1