stigmatism

stigmatism
noun /ˈstɪɡməˌtɪzəm/
a) Image-formation property of an optical system which focuses a single point source in object space into a single point in image space

My father has a stigmatism and wears bifocals.

b) Normal eyesight, anastigmatic state
See Also: stigmata, stigmatic

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  • stigmatism — 1660s, “branding,” from Gk. stigmatizein, from stigmat (see STIGMA (Cf. stigma)). Meaning “condition of being affected with stigmata” is from 1900 …   Etymology dictionary

  • stigmatism — [stig′mə tiz΄əm] n. 1. the condition characterized by the presence of stigmas or stigmata 2. the condition of a lens, and the normal condition of the eye, in which rays of light from a single point are focused upon a single point …   English World dictionary

  • Stigmatism — In geometric optics, stigmatism refers to the image formation property of an optical system which focuses a single point source in object space into a single point in image space. Two such points are called a stigmatic pair of the optical system …   Wikipedia

  • stigmatism — /stig meuh tiz euhm/, n. 1. Optics. the property of a lens that is stigmatic. 2. Pathol. a condition in which stigmata are present. [1655 65; stigmat (see STIGMATIC) + ISM] * * * …   Universalium

  • stigmatism — The condition of having a stigma. SYN: stigmatization (1). * * * stig·ma·tism (stigґmə tiz əm) 1. the condition due to or marked by stigmata. 2. the accurate rendition of points by a lens system …   Medical dictionary

  • stigmatism — n. condition of being affected with stigmas or stigmata; condition in which a lens properly focuses light rays; normal vision …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stigmatism — stig·ma·tism …   English syllables

  • stigmatism — /ˈstɪgmətɪzəm/ (say stigmuhtizuhm) noun 1. Optics a condition in which there is no astigmatism. 2. Pathology the condition in which stigmata are present …  

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