transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstig-mə ]
noun
( plural stig·ma·ta stig-ˈmä-tə, ˈstig-mə-tə ; or stig·mas )
Etymology: Latin stigmat-, stigma mark, brand, from Greek, from stizein to tattoo — more at stick
Date: circa 1593
1.
a. archaic : a scar left by a hot iron : brand
b. : a mark of shame or discredit : stain
bore the stigma of cowardice
c. : an identifying mark or characteristic ; specifically : a specific diagnostic sign of a disease
2.
a. stigmata plural : bodily marks or pains resembling the wounds of the crucified Jesus and sometimes accompanying religious ecstasy
b. : petechia
3.
a. : a small spot, scar, or opening on a plant or animal
b. : the usually apical part of the pistil of a flower which receives the pollen grains and on which they germinate — see flower illustration
• stig·mal ˈstig-məl adjective