Atonic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Not accented: an atonic syllable.
  • adj. Pathology Relating to, caused by, or exhibiting lack of muscle tone.
  • n. A word, syllable, or sound that is unaccented.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Referring to a syllable or sound that is spoken without accent or stress.
  • adj. Lacking muscle tone.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Characterized by atony, or lack of vital energy.
  • adj. Unaccented.
  • adj. Destitute of tone vocality; surd.
  • n. A word that has no accent.
  • n. An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing.
  • n. A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In pathology, characterized by atony, or want of tone or power: as, an atonic disease.
  • In philology: Unaccented. Produced by the breath alone; surd.
  • n. In medicine, a drug capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation.
  • n. In philology: A word or syllable that has no accent.
  • n. An elementary sound produced by the breath; a surd consonant; a breathing.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. characterized by a lack of tonus
  • adj. used of syllables
  • Cross Reference
    Form
    atony    atonicity    atonia   
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    unaccented    surd    breathing    weak   
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