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Definition of tonic

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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..

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Fifth :: Fifth (n.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key..

Platonically :: Platonically (adv.) In a Platonic manner.

Platonize :: Platonize (v. t.) To explain by, or accomodate to, the Platonic philosophy..

Metonic :: Metonic (a.) Pertaining to, or discovered by, Meton, the Athenian..

Plotinist :: Plotinist (n.) A disciple of Plotinus, a celebrated Platonic philosopher of the third century, who taught that the human soul emanates from the divine Being, to whom it reunited at death..

Saxon :: Saxon (n.) One of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the northern part of Germany, and who, with other Teutonic tribes, invaded and conquered England in the fifth and sixth centuries..

Crotonic :: Crotonic (a.) Of or pertaining to, or derived from, a plant of the genus Croton, or from croton oil..

Architectonic :: Architectonic (n.) The science of architecture.

Lactonic :: Lactonic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, lactone..

Supertragical :: Supertonic (n.) The note next above the keynote; the second of the scale.

Sol-fa :: Sol-fa (n.) The gamut, or musical scale. See Tonic sol-fa, under Tonic, n..

Tonic :: Tonic (a.) Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power..

Sixth :: Sixth (n.) The interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale.

Roborant :: Roborant (n.) A strengthening medicine; a tonic.

Diatonically :: Diatonically (adv.) In a diatonic manner.

Indo-germanic :: Indo-Germanic (a.) Pertaining to or denoting the Teutonic family of languages as related to the Sanskrit, or derived from the ancient Aryan language..

Purl :: Purl (n.) Malt liquor, medicated or spiced; formerly, ale or beer in which wormwood or other bitter herbs had been infused, and which was regarded as tonic; at present, hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices..

Fourth :: Fourth (n.) The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key..

Eupittonic :: Eupittonic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, eupittone..

Platonic :: Platonic (a.) Alt. of Platonica.