| slovo | definícia |
stigma
(encz) | stigma,blizna n: [bot.] část pestíku Jirka Daněk |
stigma
(encz) | stigma,stigma n: Zdeněk Brož |
stigma
(czen) | stigma,stigman: Zdeněk Brož |
Stigma
(gcide) | Stigma \Stig"ma\, n.; pl. E. Stigmas, L. Stigmata. [L., a
mark, a brand, from Gr. ?, ?, the prick or mark of a pointed
instrument, a spot, mark, from ? to prick, to brand. See
Stick, v. t.]
1. A mark made with a burning iron; a brand.
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2. Any mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish;
stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct;
reproachful characterization.
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The blackest stigma that can be fastened upon him.
--Bp. Hall.
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All such slaughters were from thence called
Bartelmies, simply in a perpetual stigma of that
butchery. --Sir G. Buck.
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3. (Bot.) That part of a pistil which has no epidermis, and
is fitted to receive the pollen. It is usually the
terminal portion, and is commonly somewhat glutinous or
viscid. See Illust. of Stamen and of Flower.
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4. (Anat.) A small spot, mark, scar, or a minute hole; --
applied especially to a spot on the outer surface of a
Graafian follicle, and to spots of intercellular substance
in scaly epithelium, or to minute holes in such spots.
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5. (Pathol.) A red speck upon the skin, produced either by
the extravasation of blood, as in the bloody sweat
characteristic of certain varieties of religious ecstasy,
or by capillary congestion, as in the case of drunkards.
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6. (Zool.)
(a) One of the external openings of the tracheae of
insects, myriapods, and other arthropods; a spiracle.
(b) One of the apertures of the pulmonary sacs of
arachnids. See Illust. of Scorpion.
(c) One of the apertures of the gill of an ascidian, and
of Amphioxus.
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7. (Geom.) A point so connected by any law whatever with
another point, called an index, that as the index moves in
any manner in a plane the first point or stigma moves in a
determinate way in the same plane.
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8. pl. (R. C. Ch.) Marks believed to have been supernaturally
impressed upon the bodies of certain persons in imitation
of the wounds on the crucified body of Christ. See def. 5,
above.
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stigma
(wn) | stigma
n 1: the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters
the pistil
2: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon
Cain"--Genesis [syn: mark, stigma, brand, stain]
3: an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
4: a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease |
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astigmatic
(mass) | astigmatic
- astigmatický |
astigmatism
(mass) | astigmatism
- astigmatizmus |
stigmatization
(mass) | stigmatization
- stigmatizácia |
stigmatize
(mass) | stigmatize
- stigmatizovať, kritizovať, odsúdiť |
astigmatický
(msas) | astigmatický
- astigmatic |
astigmatizmus
(msas) | astigmatizmus
- astigmatism |
stigmatizovať
(msas) | stigmatizovať
- stigmatize |
stigmatizácia
(msas) | stigmatizácia
- stigmatization |
astigmaticky
(msasasci) | astigmaticky
- astigmatic |
astigmatizmus
(msasasci) | astigmatizmus
- astigmatism |
stigmatizacia
(msasasci) | stigmatizacia
- stigmatization |
stigmatizovat
(msasasci) | stigmatizovat
- stigmatize |
anastigmat
(encz) | anastigmat,anastigmat Zdeněk Brož |
astigmatic
(encz) | astigmatic,astigmatický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
astigmatism
(encz) | astigmatism,astigmatizmus n: Zdeněk Brož |
stigmata
(encz) | stigmata,jizvy n: Zdeněk Brožstigmata,stigmata n: Zdeněk Brož |
stigmatic
(encz) | stigmatic,bodový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
stigmatisation
(encz) | stigmatisation,stigmatizace n: Zdeněk Brož |
stigmatise
(encz) | stigmatise,ocejchovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
stigmatised
(encz) | stigmatised,ocejchovaný Jaroslav Šedivý |
stigmatising
(encz) | stigmatising, |
stigmatism
(encz) | stigmatism, n: |
stigmatist
(encz) | stigmatist, n: |
stigmatization
(encz) | stigmatization, |
stigmatize
(encz) | stigmatize,stigmatizovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
stigmatized
(encz) | stigmatized,ocejchovaný Jaroslav Šedivý |
anastigmat
(czen) | anastigmat,anastigmat Zdeněk Brož |
astigmatický
(czen) | astigmatický,astigmaticadj: Zdeněk Brož |
astigmatizmus
(czen) | astigmatizmus,astigmatismn: Zdeněk Brož |
stigmata
(czen) | stigmata,stigmatan: Zdeněk Brož |
stigmatizace
(czen) | stigmatizace,stigmatisationn: Zdeněk Brož |
stigmatizovat
(czen) | stigmatizovat,stigmatizev: Zdeněk Brož |
anastigmat
(gcide) | anastigmat \anastigmat\ n.
1. compound lens or lens system designed to be free of
astigmatism and able to form approximately point images.
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Anastigmatic
(gcide) | Anastigmatic \An*as`tig*mat"ic\, a. [Pref. an-not + astigmatic.]
(Optics)
Not astigmatic; free of astigmatism; -- pertaining to a lens
or lens system, and used especially of a lens system which
consists of a converging lens and a diverging lens of equal
and opposite astigmatism but different focal lengths, and
sensibly free from astigmatism.
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Astigmatic
(gcide) | Astigmatic \As`tig*mat"ic\, a. (Med. & Opt.)
Affected with, or pertaining to, astigmatism; as, astigmatic
eyes; also, remedying astigmatism; as, astigmatic lenses.
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astigmatism
(gcide) | ametropia \am`e*tro"pi*a\ ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.
[Gr. 'a`metros irregular + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, eye.] (Med.)
A visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light
rays in the eye. Subtypes include myopia astigmatism and
hyperopia. -- Am`e*trop"ic ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[o^]p"[i^]k), a.
AS
[1913 Webster +PJC]Astigmatism \A*stig"ma*tism\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ?, ?, a prick
of a pointed instrument, a spot, fr. ? to prick: cf. F.
astigmatisme.] (Med. & Opt.)
A defect of the eye or of a lens, in consequence of which the
rays derived from one point are not brought to a single focal
point, thus causing imperfect images or indistinctness of
vision.
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Note: The term is applied especially to the defect causing
images of lines having a certain direction to be
indistinct, or imperfectly seen, while those of lines
transverse to the former are distinct, or clearly seen.
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Astigmatism
(gcide) | ametropia \am`e*tro"pi*a\ ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.
[Gr. 'a`metros irregular + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, eye.] (Med.)
A visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light
rays in the eye. Subtypes include myopia astigmatism and
hyperopia. -- Am`e*trop"ic ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[o^]p"[i^]k), a.
AS
[1913 Webster +PJC]Astigmatism \A*stig"ma*tism\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ?, ?, a prick
of a pointed instrument, a spot, fr. ? to prick: cf. F.
astigmatisme.] (Med. & Opt.)
A defect of the eye or of a lens, in consequence of which the
rays derived from one point are not brought to a single focal
point, thus causing imperfect images or indistinctness of
vision.
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Note: The term is applied especially to the defect causing
images of lines having a certain direction to be
indistinct, or imperfectly seen, while those of lines
transverse to the former are distinct, or clearly seen.
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Myopic astigmatism
(gcide) | Myopic \My*op"ic\, a.
Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia;
nearsighted.
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Myopic astigmatism, a condition in which the eye is
affected with myopia in one meridian only.
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Orgyia leucostigma
(gcide) | Orgyia \Or*gy"i*a\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the length of the
outstretched arms. So named because, when at rest, it
stretches forward its fore legs like arms.] (Zool.).
A genus of bombycid moths whose caterpillars (esp. those of
Orgyia leucostigma) are often very injurious to fruit trees
and shade trees. The female is wingless. Called also {vaporer
moth}.
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Physostigma venenosum
(gcide) | Physostigmine \Phy`so*stig"mine\, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of
Physostigma venenosum), and extracted as a white,
tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; -- formerly
called eserine, with which it was regarded as identical.
[1913 Webster]Calabar \Cal"a*bar\, n.
A district on the west coast of Africa.
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Calabar bean, The of a climbing legumious plant
(Physostigma venenosum), a native of tropical Africa. It
is highly poisonous. It is used to produce contraction of
the pupil of the eye; also in tetanus, neuralgia, and
rheumatic diseases; -- called also ordeal bean, being
used by the negroes in trials for witchcraft.
[1913 Webster]Eserine \Es"er*ine\ (?; 104), n. [From native name of the
Calabar bean: cf. F. ['e]s['e]rine.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean, and the seed of
Physostigma venenosum; physostigmine. It is used in
ophthalmic surgery for its effect in contracting the pupil.
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Pterostigma
(gcide) | Pterostigma \Pter`o*stig"ma\, n.; pl. Pterostigmata. [NL., fr.
Gr. ? wing + ?, ?, a mark.] (Zool.)
A thickened opaque spot on the wings of certain insects.
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Pterostigmata
(gcide) | Pterostigma \Pter`o*stig"ma\, n.; pl. Pterostigmata. [NL., fr.
Gr. ? wing + ?, ?, a mark.] (Zool.)
A thickened opaque spot on the wings of certain insects.
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Stigma
(gcide) | Stigma \Stig"ma\, n.; pl. E. Stigmas, L. Stigmata. [L., a
mark, a brand, from Gr. ?, ?, the prick or mark of a pointed
instrument, a spot, mark, from ? to prick, to brand. See
Stick, v. t.]
1. A mark made with a burning iron; a brand.
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2. Any mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish;
stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct;
reproachful characterization.
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The blackest stigma that can be fastened upon him.
--Bp. Hall.
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All such slaughters were from thence called
Bartelmies, simply in a perpetual stigma of that
butchery. --Sir G. Buck.
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3. (Bot.) That part of a pistil which has no epidermis, and
is fitted to receive the pollen. It is usually the
terminal portion, and is commonly somewhat glutinous or
viscid. See Illust. of Stamen and of Flower.
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4. (Anat.) A small spot, mark, scar, or a minute hole; --
applied especially to a spot on the outer surface of a
Graafian follicle, and to spots of intercellular substance
in scaly epithelium, or to minute holes in such spots.
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5. (Pathol.) A red speck upon the skin, produced either by
the extravasation of blood, as in the bloody sweat
characteristic of certain varieties of religious ecstasy,
or by capillary congestion, as in the case of drunkards.
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6. (Zool.)
(a) One of the external openings of the tracheae of
insects, myriapods, and other arthropods; a spiracle.
(b) One of the apertures of the pulmonary sacs of
arachnids. See Illust. of Scorpion.
(c) One of the apertures of the gill of an ascidian, and
of Amphioxus.
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7. (Geom.) A point so connected by any law whatever with
another point, called an index, that as the index moves in
any manner in a plane the first point or stigma moves in a
determinate way in the same plane.
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8. pl. (R. C. Ch.) Marks believed to have been supernaturally
impressed upon the bodies of certain persons in imitation
of the wounds on the crucified body of Christ. See def. 5,
above.
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Stigmaria
(gcide) | Stigmaria \Stig*ma"ri*a\, n. [NL. See Stigma.] (Paleon.)
The fossil root stem of a coal plant of the genus
Sigillaria.
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Stigmas
(gcide) | Stigma \Stig"ma\, n.; pl. E. Stigmas, L. Stigmata. [L., a
mark, a brand, from Gr. ?, ?, the prick or mark of a pointed
instrument, a spot, mark, from ? to prick, to brand. See
Stick, v. t.]
1. A mark made with a burning iron; a brand.
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2. Any mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish;
stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct;
reproachful characterization.
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The blackest stigma that can be fastened upon him.
--Bp. Hall.
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All such slaughters were from thence called
Bartelmies, simply in a perpetual stigma of that
butchery. --Sir G. Buck.
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3. (Bot.) That part of a pistil which has no epidermis, and
is fitted to receive the pollen. It is usually the
terminal portion, and is commonly somewhat glutinous or
viscid. See Illust. of Stamen and of Flower.
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4. (Anat.) A small spot, mark, scar, or a minute hole; --
applied especially to a spot on the outer surface of a
Graafian follicle, and to spots of intercellular substance
in scaly epithelium, or to minute holes in such spots.
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5. (Pathol.) A red speck upon the skin, produced either by
the extravasation of blood, as in the bloody sweat
characteristic of certain varieties of religious ecstasy,
or by capillary congestion, as in the case of drunkards.
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6. (Zool.)
(a) One of the external openings of the tracheae of
insects, myriapods, and other arthropods; a spiracle.
(b) One of the apertures of the pulmonary sacs of
arachnids. See Illust. of Scorpion.
(c) One of the apertures of the gill of an ascidian, and
of Amphioxus.
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7. (Geom.) A point so connected by any law whatever with
another point, called an index, that as the index moves in
any manner in a plane the first point or stigma moves in a
determinate way in the same plane.
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8. pl. (R. C. Ch.) Marks believed to have been supernaturally
impressed upon the bodies of certain persons in imitation
of the wounds on the crucified body of Christ. See def. 5,
above.
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Stigmata
(gcide) | Stigmata \Stig"ma*ta\, n.;
pl. of Stigma.
[1913 Webster]Stigma \Stig"ma\, n.; pl. E. Stigmas, L. Stigmata. [L., a
mark, a brand, from Gr. ?, ?, the prick or mark of a pointed
instrument, a spot, mark, from ? to prick, to brand. See
Stick, v. t.]
1. A mark made with a burning iron; a brand.
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2. Any mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish;
stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct;
reproachful characterization.
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The blackest stigma that can be fastened upon him.
--Bp. Hall.
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All such slaughters were from thence called
Bartelmies, simply in a perpetual stigma of that
butchery. --Sir G. Buck.
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3. (Bot.) That part of a pistil which has no epidermis, and
is fitted to receive the pollen. It is usually the
terminal portion, and is commonly somewhat glutinous or
viscid. See Illust. of Stamen and of Flower.
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4. (Anat.) A small spot, mark, scar, or a minute hole; --
applied especially to a spot on the outer surface of a
Graafian follicle, and to spots of intercellular substance
in scaly epithelium, or to minute holes in such spots.
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5. (Pathol.) A red speck upon the skin, produced either by
the extravasation of blood, as in the bloody sweat
characteristic of certain varieties of religious ecstasy,
or by capillary congestion, as in the case of drunkards.
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6. (Zool.)
(a) One of the external openings of the tracheae of
insects, myriapods, and other arthropods; a spiracle.
(b) One of the apertures of the pulmonary sacs of
arachnids. See Illust. of Scorpion.
(c) One of the apertures of the gill of an ascidian, and
of Amphioxus.
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7. (Geom.) A point so connected by any law whatever with
another point, called an index, that as the index moves in
any manner in a plane the first point or stigma moves in a
determinate way in the same plane.
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8. pl. (R. C. Ch.) Marks believed to have been supernaturally
impressed upon the bodies of certain persons in imitation
of the wounds on the crucified body of Christ. See def. 5,
above.
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Stigmatic
(gcide) | Stigmatic \Stig*mat"ic\, n.
1. A notorious profligate or criminal who has been branded;
one who bears the marks of infamy or punishment. [R.]
--Bullokar.
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2. A person who is marked or deformed by nature. --Shak.
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[1913 Webster] StigmaticStigmatic \Stig*mat"ic\, Stigmatical \Stig*mat"ic*al\, a. [See
Stigma.]
1. Marked with a stigma, or with something reproachful to
character.
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2. Impressing with infamy or reproach. [R.]
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3. (Bot., Anat., etc) Of or pertaining to a stigma or
stigmata.
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Stigmatic geometry, or Stigmatics, that science in which
the correspondence of index and stigma (see Stigma, 7)
is made use of to establish geometrical proportions.
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Stigmatic geometry
(gcide) | Stigmatic \Stig*mat"ic\, Stigmatical \Stig*mat"ic*al\, a. [See
Stigma.]
1. Marked with a stigma, or with something reproachful to
character.
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2. Impressing with infamy or reproach. [R.]
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3. (Bot., Anat., etc) Of or pertaining to a stigma or
stigmata.
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Stigmatic geometry, or Stigmatics, that science in which
the correspondence of index and stigma (see Stigma, 7)
is made use of to establish geometrical proportions.
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Stigmatical
(gcide) | Stigmatic \Stig*mat"ic\, Stigmatical \Stig*mat"ic*al\, a. [See
Stigma.]
1. Marked with a stigma, or with something reproachful to
character.
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2. Impressing with infamy or reproach. [R.]
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3. (Bot., Anat., etc) Of or pertaining to a stigma or
stigmata.
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Stigmatic geometry, or Stigmatics, that science in which
the correspondence of index and stigma (see Stigma, 7)
is made use of to establish geometrical proportions.
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Stigmatically
(gcide) | Stigmatically \Stig*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.
With a stigma, or mark of infamy or deformity.
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Stigmatics
(gcide) | Stigmatic \Stig*mat"ic\, Stigmatical \Stig*mat"ic*al\, a. [See
Stigma.]
1. Marked with a stigma, or with something reproachful to
character.
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2. Impressing with infamy or reproach. [R.]
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3. (Bot., Anat., etc) Of or pertaining to a stigma or
stigmata.
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Stigmatic geometry, or Stigmatics, that science in which
the correspondence of index and stigma (see Stigma, 7)
is made use of to establish geometrical proportions.
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Stigmatist
(gcide) | Stigmatist \Stig"ma*tist\, n.
One believed to be supernaturally impressed with the marks of
Christ's wounds. See Stigma, 8.
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Stigmatization
(gcide) | Stigmatization \Stig`ma*ti*za"tion\, n.
1. The act of stigmatizing.
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2. (R. C. Ch.) The production of stigmata upon the body. See
Stigma, 8.
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Stigmatize
(gcide) | Stigmatize \Stig"ma*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stigmatized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Stigmatizing.] [F. stigmatiser, Gr. ?.]
1. To mark with a stigma, or brand; as, the ancients
stigmatized their slaves and soldiers.
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That . . . hold out both their ears with such
delight and ravishment, to be stigmatized and bored
through in witness of their own voluntary and
beloved baseness. --Milton.
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2. To set a mark of disgrace on; to brand with some mark of
reproach or infamy.
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To find virtue extolled and vice stigmatized.
--Addison.
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Stigmatized
(gcide) | Stigmatize \Stig"ma*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stigmatized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Stigmatizing.] [F. stigmatiser, Gr. ?.]
1. To mark with a stigma, or brand; as, the ancients
stigmatized their slaves and soldiers.
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That . . . hold out both their ears with such
delight and ravishment, to be stigmatized and bored
through in witness of their own voluntary and
beloved baseness. --Milton.
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2. To set a mark of disgrace on; to brand with some mark of
reproach or infamy.
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To find virtue extolled and vice stigmatized.
--Addison.
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Stigmatizing
(gcide) | Stigmatize \Stig"ma*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stigmatized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Stigmatizing.] [F. stigmatiser, Gr. ?.]
1. To mark with a stigma, or brand; as, the ancients
stigmatized their slaves and soldiers.
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That . . . hold out both their ears with such
delight and ravishment, to be stigmatized and bored
through in witness of their own voluntary and
beloved baseness. --Milton.
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2. To set a mark of disgrace on; to brand with some mark of
reproach or infamy.
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To find virtue extolled and vice stigmatized.
--Addison.
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Stigmatose
(gcide) | Stigmatose \Stig"ma*tose`\, a. (Bot.)
Same as Stigmatic.
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Tristigmatic
(gcide) | Tristigmatic \Tri`stig*mat"ic\, Tristigmatose
\Tri*stig"ma*tose`\, a. [Pref. tri- + stigma.] (Bot.)
Having, or consisting of, three stigmas. --Gray.
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Tristigmatose
(gcide) | Tristigmatic \Tri`stig*mat"ic\, Tristigmatose
\Tri*stig"ma*tose`\, a. [Pref. tri- + stigma.] (Bot.)
Having, or consisting of, three stigmas. --Gray.
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Ulocentra stigmaea
(gcide) | Speck \Speck\, n. [OE. spekke, AS. specca; cf. LG. spaak.]
1. A small discolored place in or on anything, or a small
place of a color different from that of the main
substance; a spot; a stain; a blemish; as, a speck on
paper or loth; specks of decay in fruit. "Gray sand, with
black specks." --Anson.
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2. A very small thing; a particle; a mite; as, specks of
dust; he has not a speck of money.
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Many bright specks bubble up along the blue Egean.
--Landor.
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3. (Zool.) A small etheostomoid fish (Ulocentra stigmaea)
common in the Eastern United States.
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Unstigmatized
(gcide) | Unstigmatized \Unstigmatized\
See stigmatized. |
anastigmat
(wn) | anastigmat
n 1: compound lens or lens system designed to be free of
astigmatism and able to form approximately point images |
anastigmatic
(wn) | anastigmatic
adj 1: pertaining to a lens or lens system free of astigmatism
(able to form point images) [syn: anastigmatic,
stigmatic]
2: not astigmatic [syn: anastigmatic, stigmatic] [ant:
astigmatic] |
anastigmatic lens
(wn) | anastigmatic lens
n 1: a lens designed to correct astigmatism |
astigmatic
(wn) | astigmatic
adj 1: of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused
by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents
light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results
in distorted images [ant: anastigmatic, stigmatic] |
astigmatism
(wn) | astigmatism
n 1: (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from
irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted
people [syn: astigmatism, astigmia]
2: (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from
a single point fail to converge in a single focal point [syn:
astigmatism, astigmia] [ant: stigmatism] |
chalcostigma
(wn) | Chalcostigma
n 1: thornbills [syn: Chalcostigma, genus Chalcostigma] |
genus chalcostigma
(wn) | genus Chalcostigma
n 1: thornbills [syn: Chalcostigma, genus Chalcostigma] |
genus physostigma
(wn) | genus Physostigma
n 1: African woody vines: calabar beans [syn: Physostigma,
genus Physostigma] |
genus trichostigma
(wn) | genus Trichostigma
n 1: a genus of erect or climbing shrubs found in tropical South
America [syn: Trichostigma, genus Trichostigma] |
physostigma
(wn) | Physostigma
n 1: African woody vines: calabar beans [syn: Physostigma,
genus Physostigma] |
physostigma venenosum
(wn) | Physostigma venenosum
n 1: tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans [syn:
calabar-bean vine, Physostigma venenosum] |
stigmata
(wn) | stigmata
n 1: marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ |
stigmatic
(wn) | stigmatic
adj 1: pertaining to or resembling or having stigmata
2: pertaining to a lens or lens system free of astigmatism (able
to form point images) [syn: anastigmatic, stigmatic]
3: not astigmatic [syn: anastigmatic, stigmatic] [ant:
astigmatic]
n 1: a person whose body is marked by religious stigmata (such
as marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ)
[syn: stigmatic, stigmatist] |
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