Alternativa stavningar

Synonymer

Uttal

  • UK:
    • IPA: /ˈtɒnɪk/
Översättning
Substantiv
1.tonika

Definitioner

Adjektiv

  1. (physics, pathology) Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.
  2. (music) Pertaining to the keynote of a composition.
  3. Restorative, curative or invigorating.
  4. Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech.
  5. Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (phonetics, dated) being or relating to a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, i.e. a vowel or diphthong.

Substantiv

  1. A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.
  2. (music) The first note of a scale.
  3. Tonic water.
  4. (music) The triad built on the tonic note.
  5. (US, Northeastern US) Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop.
  6. (phonetics) A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.
  7. (figuratively) Something that revitalises or reinvigorates.

Exempel

  • Out in front and across the street, Doc noted half a dozen or so young men, not loitering or doing substances but poised and tonic, as if waiting for some standing order to take effect.
  • The arrival of the new members had a tonic effect on the team.
  • We used to brew a tonic from a particular kind of root.
  • The result is the perfect tonic for Newcastle, coming at the end of a week that saw the departure of Andy Carroll to Liverpool on Monday and an injury to Shola Ameobi during Wednesday's defeat at Fulham.

Böjningsformer

Pluraltonics
Komparativmore tonic
Superlativmost tonic

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