stylus

English Thesaurus

1. a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	tool,
definition	:	an implement used in the practice of a vocation (noun.artifact)

2. a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	device,
definition	:	an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	needle, phonograph needle,
definition	:	a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	diamond point,
definition	:	a very hard small point made from a diamond (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	cartridge, pickup,
definition	:	an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable (noun.artifact)