stigmat

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɪɡmæt/, /ˈstɪɡmat/

Etymology 1

An adaptation of the long stem (stigmat-, στιγματ- (stigmat-)) of the Latin stigma and the Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma). Compare stigmatal, stigmate, stigmatypy, and stigme.

Noun

stigmat (plural stigmats)

Anglicised form of stigma

Etymology 2

Probably a back-formation from stigmatic. Compare anastigmat.

Noun

stigmat (plural stigmats)

(photography) A stigmatic lens or combination of lenses.

References

NED (1st ed.) IX:i (1919), page 955

Anagrams

tit mags

Swedish

Noun

stigmat

definite singular of stigma

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