a 1 s 1 t 1 i 1 g 2 m 3 a 1 t 1 i 1 s 1 m 3
11 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people
noun (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point
originFrom a- (negative prefix) + stem of Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “mark, point”) + -ism. Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1846.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- imagisms 13
- astigmias 12
- imagism 12
- astigmia 11
- imagists 11
- stigmata 11
- miasmas 11
- misaims 11
- gammas 11
- magmas 11
- mastitis 10
- imagist 10