ATONIC

atonic, unaccented

(adjective) (used of syllables) carrying no stress; “an atonic syllable carries no stress”

atonic

(adjective) characterized by a lack of tonus

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

atonic (comparative more atonic, superlative most atonic)

(of a sound or syllable) unstressed

(linguistics) not having tone (pitch)

(pathology) Lacking muscle tone.

(medicine) Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy.

Anagrams

• Catino, actino-, action, cation, cation-π

Source: Wiktionary

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A*ton"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. atonique. See Atony.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy; as, an atonic disease.

2. (Gram.)

Definition: Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable.

3. Destitute of tone vocality; surd. Rush.

A*ton"ic, n.

1. (Gram.)

Definition: A word that has no accent.

2. An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing. Rush.

3. (Med.)

Definition: A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation. Dunglison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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