atonic
11atonic — /euh ton ik, ay ton /, adj. 1. Phonet. a. unaccented. b. Obs. voiceless. 2. Pathol. characterized by atony. n. 3. Gram. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound. [1720 30; A 6 + TONIC; in pathology sense, ATON(Y) + IC] * * * …
12atonic — adjective /eɪˈtɒnɪk/ a) Referring to a syllable or sound that is spoken without accent or stress. b) Lacking muscle tone …
13atònic — a|tò|nic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …
14atonic — a·ton·ic || æ tÉ’nɪk adj. unaccented, unstressed (Phonetics) …
15atonic — [ə tɒnɪk] adjective 1》 Linguistics (of a syllable) without accent or stress. 2》 Physiology lacking muscular tone. Derivatives atony atəni noun …
16atonic — I. a. 1. Marked by atony, asthenic, showing languor or exhaustion. 2. Unaccented, without any accentual mark. 3. Aspirate, aspirated, merely breathed, surd, non sonant. II. n. See preceding adjective …
17atonic — aton·ic …
18atonic — a•ton•ic [[t]əˈtɒn ɪk, eɪˈtɒn [/t]] adj. 1) phn not accented 2) pat characterized by atony 3) phn an unaccented word, syllable, or sound • Etymology: 1720–30 …
19atonic — /əˈtɒnɪk/ (say uh tonik), /eɪ / (say ay ) –adjective 1. Phonetics a. unaccented. b. Obsolete voiceless (def. 5). 2. Pathology characterised by atony. –noun 3 …
20atonic — a.,n. unaccented or voiceless (sound); surd; Medicine, lacking tone or energy. ♦ atony, n …