Etymology · Ancient Greek
στίγμα
6 English words descend from Ancient Greek στίγμα, most common first.
- stigmaAn indication of infamy or disgrace.
- astigmatismA defect of a lens such that light rays coming from a point do not meet at a focal point so that the image is blurred.
- stigmatabodily marks or sores, corresponding in location to the crucifixion wounds of Christ; supposed to occur during states of religious ecstasy or hysteria, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically
- astigmiaastigmatism
- stigmatA stigmatic lens or combination of lenses.
- stigmergyA mechanism of spontaneous, indirect coordination between agents or actions, where the trace left in the environment by an action stimulates the performance of a subsequent action.