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Tonic
Tonic
a.
Characterized
by
continuous
muscular
contraction
; as,
tonic
convulsions
.
Tonic
a.
Of or
relating
to
tones
or
sounds
;
specifically
(
Phon
.),
applied
to, or
distingshing
, a
speech
sound
made
with
tone
unmixed
and
undimmed
by
obstruction
,
such
sounds
,
namely
,
the
vowels
and
diphthongs
,
being
so
called
by Dr.
James
Rush
(
1833
) "
from
their
forming
the
purest
and
most
plastic
material
of
intonation
."
Tonic
a.
Of or
pertaining
to
tension
;
increasing
tension
;
hence
,
increasing
strength
; as,
tonic
power
.
Tonic
a.
Increasing
strength
, or
the
tone
of
the
animal
system
;
obviating
the
effects
of
debility
,
and
restoring
healthy
functions
.
Tonic
n.
A
tonic
element
or
letter
; a
vowel
or a
diphthong
.
Tonic
n.
The
key
tone
, or
first
tone
of
any
scale
.
Tonic
n.
A
medicine
that
increases
the
strength
,
and
gives
vigor
of
action
to
the
system
.
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