tonic
1. (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
• Syn:
keynote
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
note, musical note, tone
• Hyponyms:
C
2. a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- in New England they call sodas tonics
• Syn:
pop, soda, soda pop, soda water
• Hypernyms:
soft drink
• Substance Meronyms:
soda water, carbonated water, club soda, seltzer, sparkling water
3. lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
• Syn:
tonic water, quinine water
• Hypernyms:
soft drink
• Substance Holonyms:
gin and tonic
• Substance Meronyms:
quinine
4. a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
• Syn:
restorative
• Derivationally related forms:
restorative (for: restorative)
• Hypernyms:
medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
• Hyponyms:
bracer, pick-me-up
1. of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
- a tonic reflex
- tonic muscle contraction
• Pertains to noun:
tonus
• Derivationally related forms:
tone, tonicity
• Topics:
physiology
2. imparting vitality and energy
- the bracing mountain air
• Syn:
bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful
• Similar to:
invigorating
• Derivationally related forms:
freshness (for: fresh)
3. used of syllables
- a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word
• Syn:
accented
• Ant:
atonic
4. employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
- Chinese is a tonal language
• Syn:
tonal
• Pertains to noun:
tone (for: tonal), tone
• Derivationally related forms:
tone (for: tonal), tone
5. relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
- tonic harmony
• Similar to:
tonal
• Derivationally related forms:
tone
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