It is possible to write Braille by hand using a slate and a stylus.
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Stylus
//ˈstaɪ.ləs//
Synonyms for "stylus" (53 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (16)
Related words (26)
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11 entriesderived
2 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
6 entriespart of
1 entriesrelated to
9 entriesused for
10 entriesTranslations
90 translations across 27 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἐγκεντρίς noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
Armenian
1 entries- ստիլուս noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
Belarusian
1 entries- стыло́ noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
Bulgarian
3 entries- игличка noun (phonograph needle)
- писалка noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
- сти́лус noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
Catalan
1 entries- estil noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 光筆 /光笔 noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
- 唱針 /唱针 noun (phonograph needle)
- 描畫針 /描画针 noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
- 盲文筆 /盲文笔 noun (tool for writing Braille)
Czech
1 entries- stylus noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
Dutch
4 entries- griffel noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
- naald noun (phonograph needle)
- schrijfstift noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
- stylus noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
Esperanto
3 entries- grifelo noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
- grifelo noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
- nadlo noun (phonograph needle)
Finnish
4 entries- kirjoitusnaskali noun (tool for writing Braille)
- neula noun (phonograph needle)
- osoitinkynä noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
- stilus noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
French
4 entries- poinçon noun (tool for writing Braille)
- saphir noun (phonograph needle)
- style noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
- stylet noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
German
4 entries- Eingabestift noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
- Grammofonnadel noun (phonograph needle)
- Saphir noun (phonograph needle)
- Schreibgriffel noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
Greek
3 entries- βελόνα noun (phonograph needle)
- γραφίδα noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
- στυλός noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
Hungarian
2 entries- gramofontű noun (phonograph needle)
- íróvessző noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
Italian
3 entries- puntina noun (phonograph needle)
- stilo noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
- stilo noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
Japanese
2 entries- スタイラス noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
- スタイラス noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
Korean
3 entries- 스타일러스 noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
- 스타일러스 noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
- 첨필 noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
Latin
1 entries- stilus noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
Marathi
1 entries- स्टायलस noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- pekepenn noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
- pren noun (tool for writing Braille)
- stift noun (phonograph needle)
- stylus noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- peikepenn noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
- pren noun (tool for writing Braille)
- stift noun (phonograph needle)
- stylus noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
Polish
2 entries- rysik noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
- stylus noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
Portuguese
4 entries- agulha noun (phonograph needle)
- estilete noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
- estilo noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
- punção noun (tool for writing Braille)
Romanian
1 entries- stil noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
Russian
4 entries- иго́лка noun (phonograph needle)
- сти́лос noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
- сти́лос noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
- сти́лус noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
Spanish
4 entries- aguja noun (phonograph needle)
- estilete noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
- estilete noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
- estilo noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
Ukrainian
4 entries- сти́лос noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
- сти́лос noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
- сти́лус noun (tool for writing on clay tablets)
- сти́лус noun (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Many devices with resistive touchscreens also include a stylus for more precise pointing.
Source: tatoeba (10763418)
A simple plastic stylus won't work on a smartphone's capacitive touchscreen. You need a capacitive or active stylus instead.
Source: tatoeba (10763420)
Paul wrote hi with his stylus.
Source: tatoeba (11656464)
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