[
US
/ˈtɑnɪk/
]
[ UK /tˈɒnɪk/ ]
[ UK /tˈɒnɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
tonic harmony -
of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
tonic muscle contraction
a tonic reflex -
(used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch
a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word -
imparting vitality and energy
the bracing mountain air -
employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
Chinese is a tonal language
NOUN
- a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
- lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
- (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
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a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
in New England they call sodas tonics
How To Use tonic In A Sentence
- Of course, it was snuffed out because Mars is tectonically dead, so the recycling of chemicals that you get on Earth which keeps things going and supplies the surface biosphere would have actually ceased on Mars a lot earlier.
- The Early Devonian saw a decline to 20 genera, with a slow return by the end of the Pragian, a tectonically active phase marked by global sea level drawdowns, and provinciality.
- However, metals usually absorb rather than reflect the shorter wavelengths of infrared and visible light that are required for photonic circuits.
- A useful treatment method is the potent loop diuretic, furosemide, along with the hypertonic saline.
- The architectonics of the sculpted locks, the author argues, augment their power to fend off sorcery and other malevolent forces.
- There may be a move away from electronics to photonics, a merging of the two, as well as links to carbon-based systems.
- ... Could I have one of your love ly gin and tonics, do you think? DEATH IN PURPLE PROSE
- * 2: That means the pentatonic is the (I, II, III, V, VI) All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
- Flat lawns are formed into an abstract pattern that recalls tectonic fractures and fissures in the earth's surface, their edges defined by dark grey concrete retaining walls.
- No doubt we can admire the architectonic structure of these systems aesthetically, as we would un chef-d'oeuvre de l'art. METAPHYSICAL IMAGINATION