NOUN | state | stigmatism | the condition of having or being marked by stigmata |
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state | stigmatism | (optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point | |
cognition | stigmatism | normal eyesight |
Sounds | stih'gmahtih.zahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | The condition of having or being marked by stigmata. | |
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Broader | condition | A mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing |
Adjectives | stigmatic | pertaining to or resembling or having stigmata |
Nouns | stigmatist | a person whose body is marked by religious stigmata (such as marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ) |
Meaning | (optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point. | |
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Category | optics | The branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light |
Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
Opposite | astigmatism, astigmia | (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point |
Spanish | stigmatismo | |
Adjectives | stigmatic | pertaining to a lens or lens system free of astigmatism (able to form point images) |
Meaning | normal eyesight. | |
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Broader | sight, vision, visual sense, visual modality | The ability to see |
Spanish | estigmatismo | |
Adjectives | stigmatic | not astigmatic |
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