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ton·ic T0263100 (tŏn′ĭk)n.1. a. An agent, such as a medication, that is supposed to restore or improve health or well-being.b. A liquid preparation for the scalp or hair.2. An invigorating, refreshing, or restorative agent or influence: Laughter was a tonic for the dispirited team.3. See tonic water.4. Boston See soft drink.5. Music The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.6. Linguistics A tonic accent.adj.1. Restorative or stimulating to health or well-being.2. a. Physiology Of, relating to, or producing tone or tonicity in muscles or tissue: a tonic reflex.b. Medicine Characterized by continuous tension or contraction of muscles: a tonic convulsion or spasm.3. Music Of or based on the keynote.4. Stressed, as a syllable; accented.
[New Latin tonicus, of tension or tone, from Greek tonikos, capable of extension, from tonos, a stretching, tone; see tone.]
ton′i·cal·ly adv.Our Living Language Generic terms for carbonated soft drinks vary widely in the United States. Probably the two most common words competing for precedence are soda, used in the northeast United States as well as St. Louis and vicinity, and pop, used from the Midwest westward. In the South any soft drink, regardless of flavor or brand name, is referred to as a Coke, cold drink, or just plain drink. Speakers in Boston and its environs have a term of their own: tonic. See Note at dopetonic (ˈtɒnɪk) n1. (Pharmacology) a medicinal preparation intended to improve and strengthen the functioning of the body or increase the feeling of wellbeing2. anything that enlivens or strengthens: his speech was a tonic to the audience. 3. Also called: tonic water a mineral water, usually carbonated and containing quinine and often mixed with gin or other alcoholic drinks4. (Classical Music) music a. the first degree of a major or minor scale and the tonal centre of a piece composed in a particular keyb. a key or chord based on this5. (Linguistics) a stressed syllable in a wordadj6. serving to enliven and invigorate: a tonic wine. 7. of or relating to a tone or tones8. (Classical Music) music of or relating to the first degree of a major or minor scale9. (Art Terms) of or denoting the general effect of colour and light and shade in a picture10. (Physiology) physiol of, relating to, characterized by, or affecting normal muscular or bodily tone: a tonic spasm. 11. (Linguistics) of or relating to stress or the main stress in a word12. (Linguistics) denoting a tone language[C17: from New Latin tonicus, from Greek tonikos concerning tone, from tonos tone] ˈtonically advton•ic (ˈtɒn ɪk)
n. 1. a medicine that invigorates or strengthens. 2. anything invigorating physically, mentally, or morally. 3. tonic water. 4. the first degree of a musical scale; keynote. 5. Chiefly Eastern New Eng. soda pop. 6. a tonic syllable or accent. adj. 7. pertaining to, maintaining, increasing, or restoring the tone or health of the body or an organ, as a medicine. 8. invigorating physically, mentally, or morally. 9. a. pertaining to tension, as of the muscles. b. marked by continued muscular tension: a tonic spasm. 10. of or pertaining to tone or accent in speech. 11. pertaining to or being a tone language. 12. (of a syllable) bearing the principal stress or accent, usu. accompanied by a change in pitch. 13. pertaining to or based on the first tone of a musical scale: a tonic chord. [1640–50; < Greek tonikós pertaining to stretching or tones. See tone, -ic] ton′i•cal•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tonic - lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quininequinine water, tonic waterquinine - a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapygin and tonic - gin and quinine watersoft drink - nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) | | 2. |  tonic - a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics"soda pop, soda water, pop, sodasoft drink - nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)carbonated water, club soda, soda water, sparkling water, seltzer - effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide | | 3. |  tonic - (music) the first note of a diatonic scalekeynotemusical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"C - (music) the keynote of the scale of C majormusic - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner | | 4. |  tonic - a medicine that strengthens and invigoratesrestorativebracer, pick-me-up - a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease | | Adj. | 1. |  tonic - of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue; "a tonic reflex"; "tonic muscle contraction"physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms | | 2. |  tonic - employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language"tonal | | 3. |  tonic - used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word"accentedunaccented, atonic - used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress" | | 4. |  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 | | 5. |  tonic - imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"bracing, refreshful, refreshing, brisk, freshinvigorating - imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air" |
tonicnoun stimulant, boost, bracer (informal), refresher, cordial, pick-me-up (informal), fillip, shot in the arm (informal), restorative, livener, analeptic, roborant We are spending twice as much on health tonics as five years ago.tonicnounA medicine that restores or increases vigor:restorative, roborant.Informal: bracer, pick-me-up.adjectiveProducing or stimulating physical, mental, or emotional vigor:bracing, energizing, exhilarant, exhilarating, innerving, intoxicating, invigorating, refreshing, reinvigorating, renewing, restorative, roborant, stimulating.Translationstonic (ˈtonik) noun1. (a) medicine that gives strength or energy. The doctor prescribed a (bottle of) tonic. 補藥 补药2. (also ˈtonic-water) water containing quinine, often drunk with gin etc. I'd like a gin and tonic. 奎寧水(常與杜松子酒合飲) 奎宁水（常与杜松子酒合饮） - I'll have a gin and tonic, please → 我要一杯金汤力
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tonic n. liquor. Just a bit of tonic. I’m cutting down. tonic
tonic, in music: see harmonyharmony,
in music, simultaneous sounding of two or more tones and, especially, the study of chords and their relations. Harmony was the last in the development of what may be considered the basic elements of modern music—harmony, melody, rhythm, and tone quality or timbre.
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1 In music, term used to indicate the scale from which the tonal material of a given composition is derived. To say, for example, that a composition is in the key of C major means that it uses as its basic tonal material the tones of that scale which is associated
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in music, any series of tones arranged in a step-by-step rising or falling order of pitch. A scale defines the interval relationship of each tone to the others upon which the composition depends.
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, in music, quality by which all tones of a composition are heard in relation to a central tone called the keynote or tonic. In music that has harmony the terms key and tonality
..... Click the link for more information. .Tonic any of a class of medicinal agents that stimulate the central nervous system, blood circulation, and respiration. In cases of mental and physical fatigue, functioning capacity is increased by the administration of tonics—for example, preparations of ginseng, magnolia vine, pantocrine, or strychnine.
Tonic in music, the chief, fundamental note of a key or tonality. In reference to melody, the tonic is a note and is related to the final of the Gregorian chant. In major and minor tonal systems it is a major or minor consonant triad. In 20th-century music dissonant chords may also function as a tonic, as in Scriabin’s use of a complex tonic in his later work. The tonic is the defining note of its corresponding tonality: the functions of notes and chords are determined by their pitch relationships to the tonic. The predominance of the tonic may also be reflected in rhythm and meter; classical composers of the Viennese school, for example, assigned maximum stress to the tonic by means of metrical accents and the placement of tonic chords at crucial points in the musical structure. The tonic of a mode is the most important element in determining that mode’s expressive character, for example, its major or minor nature. IU. N. KHOLOPOV tonic1. a medicinal preparation intended to improve and strengthen the functioning of the body or increase the feeling of wellbeing 2. Musica. the first degree of a major or minor scale and the tonal centre of a piece composed in a particular key b. a key or chord based on this 3. Music of or relating to the first degree of a major or minor scale 4. of or denoting the general effect of colour and light and shade in a picture 5. Physiol of, relating to, characterized by, or affecting normal muscular or bodily tone tonic
tonic [ton´ik] 1. producing and restoring normal tone.2. characterized by continuous tension.ton·ic (ton'ik), 1. In a state of continuous unremitting action; denoting especially a prolonged muscular contraction. 2. Invigorating; increasing physical or mental tone or strength. 3. A remedy purported to restore enfeebled function and promote vigor and a sense of well-being; tonics are qualified, according to the organ or system on which they are presumed to act, as cardiac, digestive, hematic, vascular, nerve, uterine, general, etc. [G. tonikos, fr. tonos, tone] tonic (tŏn′ĭk)n.a. An agent, such as a medication, that is supposed to restore or improve health or well-being.b. A liquid preparation for the scalp or hair.adj.1. Restorative or stimulating to health or well-being.2. a. Physiology Of, relating to, or producing tone or tonicity in muscles or tissue: a tonic reflex.b. Medicine Characterized by continuous tension or contraction of muscles: a tonic convulsion or spasm.
ton′i·cal·ly adv.A generic term for a carbonated beverage—commonly called ‘soda’ or ‘pop’—either artificially sweetened with saccharin or aspartame—average < 5 calories—or glucose, fructose—average 170 calories—purchased in cans or bottles or served from a tap
Adverse effects on health—peer-reviewed data: Carbonation is associated with dental erosion, osteoporosis, increased risk of fractures, and kidney stones; the sweeteners are linked to obesity and increased risk of type 2 diabetestonic Alternative medicine A medicinal preparation, usually of herbal origin–eg, ginseng, used in traditional Chinese and in ayurvedic medicine; tonics are said to be help build vital energy–qi. See Hoxsey tonic. Cf Bitter. ton·ic (ton'ik) 1. In a state of continuous unremitting action; denoting especially a muscular contraction. 2. Invigorating; increasing physical or mental tone or strength. 3. A remedy purported to restore enfeebled function and promote vigor and a sense of well-being, qualified, according to the organ or system on which it is presumed to act, as cardiac, digestive, hematic, vascular, nervine, uterine, general, and others. [G. tonikos, fr. tonos, tone]tonic 1. Of continuous activity. 2. A mythical remedy commonly prescribed by doctors as a PLACEBO. TONIC
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Related to tonic: tonic seizureSynonyms for tonicnoun stimulantSynonyms- stimulant
- boost
- bracer
- refresher
- cordial
- pick-me-up
- fillip
- shot in the arm
- restorative
- livener
- analeptic
- roborant
Synonyms for tonicnoun a medicine that restores or increases vigorSynonyms- restorative
- roborant
- bracer
- pick-me-up
adj producing or stimulating physical, mental, or emotional vigorSynonyms- bracing
- energizing
- exhilarant
- exhilarating
- innerving
- intoxicating
- invigorating
- refreshing
- reinvigorating
- renewing
- restorative
- roborant
- stimulating
Synonyms for tonicnoun lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinineSynonymsRelated Words- quinine
- gin and tonic
- soft drink
noun a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoringSynonyms- soda pop
- soda water
- pop
- soda
Related Words- soft drink
- carbonated water
- club soda
- soda water
- sparkling water
- seltzer
noun (music) the first note of a diatonic scaleSynonymsRelated Words- musical note
- note
- tone
- C
- music
noun a medicine that strengthens and invigoratesSynonymsRelated Words- bracer
- pick-me-up
- medicament
- medication
- medicinal drug
- medicine
adj of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissueRelated Wordsadj employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar wordsSynonymsadj used of syllablesSynonymsAntonymsadj relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scaleRelated Wordsadj imparting vitality and energySynonyms- bracing
- refreshful
- refreshing
- brisk
- fresh
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