Definition of tonic Tonic
/tษหnษชk/ - [tanik] - tonโขic
We found 27 definitions of tonic from 5 different sources.
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NounPlural: tonics |
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| tonic - a medicine that strengthens and invigorates | ||
| restorative | ||
| medicament, medicinal drug, medication, medicine the act of treating with medicines or remedies | ||
| tonic - (music) the first note of a diatonic scale | ||
| keynote | ||
| musical note, note, tone a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm" | ||
| music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" | ||
| tonic - lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine | ||
| tonic water, quinine water | ||
| soft drink nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) | ||
| gin and tonic gin and quinine water | ||
| tonic - a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" | ||
| pop, soda, soda pop, soda water | ||
| soft drink nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) | ||
Adjectivetonic, toniccer, toniccest |
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| tonic - employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language" | ||
| tonal | ||
| tonic - of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue; "a tonic reflex"; "tonic muscle contraction" | ||
| physiology processes and functions of an organism | ||
| tonic - relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale; "tonic harmony" | ||
| tonal having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic | ||
| tonic - used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word" | ||
| accented | ||
| tonic - imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" | ||
| bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful | ||
| invigorating imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tonic (Noun)
A drink intended to restore or invigorate. - tonic (Noun)
tonic Tonic water . - tonic (Noun)
Any of various carbonated, non- alcoholic beverages; soda pop . - tonic (Noun)
Something that revitalises or reinvigorates. - tonic (Noun)
The first note of a scale. - tonic (Noun)
The triad built on the tonic note. - tonic (Adjective)
Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles. - tonic (Adjective)
Restorative, curative or invigorating. - tonic (Adjective)
Pertaining to the keynote of a composition. - tonic (Adjective)
Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐
- tonic (a.)
Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely, the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James Rush (1833) " from their forming the purest and most plastic material of intonation." - tonic (a.)
Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power. - tonic (a.)
Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions. - tonic (n.)
A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong. - tonic (n.)
The key tone, or first tone of any scale. - tonic (n.)
A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary ๐
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tonic
tonโฒik, adj. relating to tones or sounds: (med.) giving tone and vigour to the system: giving or increasing strength.โn. a medicine which gives tone and vigour to the system.โn. Tonicโฒity, the healthy state of muscular fibres when at rest.โTonic spasm (see Spasm)
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๐ค- tonic, noun, singular of tonics.
- tonic, adjective, not comparable.
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