stigmatism

stig·ma·tism

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stig-muh-tiz-uh m]
- /ˈstɪg məˌtɪz əm/
- /ˈstɪɡ.mə.ˌtɪ.zəm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stig-muh-tiz-uh m]
- /ˈstɪg məˌtɪz əm/

Definitions of stigmatism word

noun stigmatism Optics. the property of a lens that is stigmatic. 1
noun stigmatism Pathology. a condition in which stigmata are present. 1
noun stigmatism the state or condition of being anastigmatic 0
noun stigmatism the condition resulting from or characterized by stigmata 0
noun stigmatism the condition characterized by the presence of stigmas or stigmata 0
noun stigmatism the condition of a lens, and the normal condition of the eye, in which rays of light from a single point are focused upon a single point 0

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Origin of stigmatism

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

1655-65; stigmat- (see stigmatic) + -ism

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Parts of speech for Stigmatism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stigmatism

stigmatism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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