Definition of atonic

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Atonic (a.) Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy; as, an atonic disease..

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Atonic :: Atonic (n.) A word that has no accent.
Stratotic :: Stratonic (a.) Of or pertaining to an army.
Tone :: Tone (n.) The larger kind of interval between contiguous sounds in the diatonic scale, the smaller being called a semitone as, a whole tone too flat; raise it a tone..
Atonic :: Atonic (a.) Destitute of tone vocality; surd.
Carillon :: Carillon (n.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys..
Atonic :: Atonic (a.) Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable..
Chromatic :: Chromatic (a.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale..
Diatonic :: Diatonic (a.) Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which is the octave of the first..
Platonically :: Platonically (adv.) In a Platonic manner.
Gradation :: Gradation (n.) A diatonic ascending or descending succession of chords.
Platonic :: Platonic (n.) A follower of Plato; a Platonist.
Re :: Re () A syllable applied in solmization to the second tone of the diatonic scale of C; in the American system, to the second tone of any diatonic scale..
Diatonically :: Diatonically (adv.) In a diatonic manner.
Neoplatonism :: Neoplatonism (n.) A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief (A. D. 205-270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek philosophy..
Sol :: Sol (n.) A syllable applied in solmization to the note G, or to the fifth tone of any diatonic scale..
Sixth :: Sixth (n.) The interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale.
Key :: Key (n.) A family of tones whose regular members are called diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five, subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are temporary members of a key, under such names as sharp four, flat seven, etc. Scales and tunes of every variety are made from the tones of a key..
Platonize :: Platonize (v. t.) To explain by, or accomodate to, the Platonic philosophy..
Surd :: Surd (a.) Uttered, as an element of speech, without tone, or proper vocal sound; voiceless; unintonated; nonvocal; atonic; whispered; aspirated; sharp; hard, as f, p, s, etc.; -- opposed to sonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, //169, 179, 180..
Platonic :: Platonic (a.) Alt. of Platonica.
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