stigmatic
Optics. converging to a point; anastigmatic.
a person marked with supernatural stigmata.
Origin of stigmatic
1Other words from stigmatic
- stig·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- stig·mat·i·cal·ness, noun
- pseu·do·stig·mat·ic, adjective
- un·stig·mat·ic, adjective
Words Nearby stigmatic
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How to use stigmatic in a sentence
Male infertility was extremely stigmatic: it was falsely conflated with impotence.
Now the appearance of these horns makes me suppose that these are the stigmatic surfaces.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II | Charles DarwinSo you will see how I wish to know whether the horns are the true stigmatic surfaces.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II | Charles DarwinI fully admit the difficulty of similarity of stigmatic chamber in the two Acroperas.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II | Charles DarwinAmong these I may particularly refer to the contracted stigmatic chamber, and the slight viscidity of its disk.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II | Charles Darwin
I should think the non-viscidity of the stigmatic hollow was due to the plant not living under its natural conditions.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II | Charles Darwin
British Dictionary definitions for stigmatic
/ (stɪɡˈmætɪk) /
relating to or having a stigma or stigmata
another word for anastigmatic
mainly RC Church a person marked with the stigmata
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