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Stigmatism

Definition: Stigmatism

Stigmatism

Noun

1. (optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Stigmatism

DomainDefinition

Fine Arts

The condition of an optical system (as a lens or mirror) in which rays of light from a single point converge in a single focal point. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Antonym: astigmatism (n). (additional references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Stigmatism

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

stigmatism

111

eye stigmatism

17

contact lens stigmatism

3

eyes in stigmatism

2

contact stigmatism

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Stigmatism

Language Translations for "stigmatism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

French

  

stigmatisme. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

igmatismstay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Stigmatism

Derivations

Words ending with "stigmatism": astigmatism. (additional references)

Words containing "stigmatism": astigmatisms. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Stigmatism" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: stagnalis, stigmitism, stignatism. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Stigmatism

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-g-i-i-m-m-s-s-t-t"

-2 letters: imagisms, imagists, mastitis.

-3 letters: imagism, imagist, misaims, statism, stigmas.

-4 letters: agisms, agists, maists, miasms, misaim, sigmas, staigs, stigma.

-5 letters: agism, agist, amiss, gaits, gasts, gists, imams, maims, maist, masts, matts, miasm, mists, mitis, mitts, satis, sigma, simas, stags, staig, stats, tamis, titis.

 Words containing the letters "a-g-i-i-m-m-s-s-t-t"
 

+1 letter: astigmatism.

 

+2 letters: astigmatisms.

 

+3 letters: misestimating.

 

+4 letters: epigrammatists.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Expressions: Internet
3. Translations: Modern
4. Derivations
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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