styluses in English
noun
1
a hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph record and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.
I also still have every one of the 14 diamond styli that it ever used.
2
an ancient writing implement, consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on wax-covered tablets, and a blunt end for obliterating them.
For writing, they used a stylus and a wax tablet.
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1. Wacom AES styluses can also work with these devices, although they may have limited functionality and performance.
2. 1821: Nicolas Mathieu Rieussec builds his Chronograph mechanism, a box filled with clockwork driving two ink styluses recording elapsed time
3. You can find fine-liners, Ballpoints, fountain pens, and screenwriters, which can double as styluses for your phone or tablet
4. Howe Press at the Perkins School for the Blind sells a wide variety of slates and styluses, as well as Perkins Braillewriters