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Stigma vs Stigmat - What's the difference?

stigma | stigmat |

As nouns the difference between stigma and stigmat

is that stigma is stigma (mark of infamy) while stigmat is or stigmat can be (photography) a (l) lens or combination of.

stigma

English

(wikipedia stigma)

Alternative forms

* (l) (Anglicised long stem) * (l) (Anglicised short stem, obsolete, rare)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A mark of infamy or disgrace.
  • A scar or birthmark.
  • (botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
  • a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, ().

    • Derived terms

    * stigmatize

    External links

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    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    stigmat

    English

    Etymology 1

    An adaptation of the long stem (. Compare stigmatal, stigmate, stigmatypy, and stigme.

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Etymology 2

    Probably a back-formation from stigmatic. Compare anastigmat.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (photography) A (l) lens or combination of .

    • References

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