atonic

English

Etymology

a- +‎ tonic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɪˈtɒnɪk/

  Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

atonic (comparative more atonic, superlative most atonic)

1. (of a sound or syllable) unstressed
2. (linguistics) not having tone (pitch)
   • 1984, John DeFrancis, The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantasy (nonfiction), University of Hawaii Press, page 45:

     Some syllables are distinguished by an absence of tone; they are said to be atonic or to have a neutral tone.

3. (pathology) Lacking muscle tone.
4. (medicine) Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy.

   an atonic disease

Derived terms

• atonia
• atonically
• atonicity
• atony

 

Translations

unstressed

• Portuguese: átono (pt)
• Spanish: átono (es)

not having tone

• Polish: atoniczny (pl)

pathology

• Polish: atoniczny (pl)

medicine

• Polish: atoniczny (pl)

See also

• atonal

Noun

atonic (plural atonics)

1. (phonetics, dated) A sound with lack of tone or vocality.

   Coordinate term: subtonic

Translations

Translations

Anagrams

• Catino, actino-, action, cation, cation-π

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French atonique.

Adjective

atonic m or n (feminine singular atonică, masculine plural atonici, feminine and neuter plural atonice)

1. atonic

Declension

Declension of atonic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	atonic		atonică	atonici	atonice
	definite	atonicul		atonica	atonicii	atonicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	atonic		atonice	atonici	atonice
	definite	atonicului		atonicei	atonicilor	atonicelor