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Tonic has 13 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine

"After a long flight, she ordered a gin and tonic to help settle her stomach."

2

a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring

"in New England they call sodas tonics"

3

(music) the first note of a diatonic scale

"When analyzing the key signature, the composer identified C as the tonic for that particular piece."

4

a medicine that strengthens and invigorates

"The doctor prescribed an herbal tonic to help me recover my strength after weeks of illness."

5

A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.

"The composer identified A as the tonic, ensuring every melody resolved back to that foundational pitch."

6

The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.

Adjective
1

of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue

"a tonic reflex"

"tonic muscle contraction"

2

employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words

"Chinese is a tonal language"

3

(used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch

"a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word"

4

relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale

"tonic harmony"

5

imparting vitality and energy

"the bracing mountain air"

6

Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.

"The composer decided that while the melody was built on the tonic, it would create more tension if the harmony shifted away from it for several bars."

7

Pertaining to or based upon the first note of a diatonic scale.

Example Sentences
"in New England they call sodas tonics" noun
"a tonic reflex" adjective
"tonic muscle contraction" adjective
"Chinese is a tonal language" adjective
"a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word" adjective
"tonic harmony" adjective
"the bracing mountain air" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
soft drink note medicine
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
C bracer
Rhyming Words
nic danic zanic kinic sinic panic vinic yonic eonic tunic punic xenic ionic sonic monic manic nonic cynic conic genic
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