Down he fell atones as a stone. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster] Atonic A*ton"ic, a. [Cf. F. atonique. See
{Atony}.]
1. (Med.) Characterized by atony, or lack of vital energy;
as, an atonic disease.
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2. (Gram.) Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
atonic — ATÓNIC, Ă, atonici, ce, adj. Aton (1). – Din fr. atonique. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 Atonic ≠ tonic Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004. Sursa: Antonime ATÓNIC adj. (med.) aton. (Ţesut atonic.) Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004.… … Dicționar Român
Atonic — may refer to: * Atonality, a style of music * Atony, a medical condition * Atonic, a term in linguistics … Wikipedia
Atonic — A*ton ic, n. 1. (Gram.) A word that has no accent. [1913 Webster] 2. An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing. Rush. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) A remedy capable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
atonic — [ə tän′ik, ātän′ik] adj. [Fr atonique < Gr atonia (see ATONY + Fr ique, IC] 1. caused or characterized by atony 2. unaccented: said of a word or syllable n. [< A 2 + Gr tonos, accent, pitch; see … English World dictionary
atonic — Relaxed; without normal tone or tension. * * * aton·ic ( )ā tän ik, ( )a adj characterized by atony <an atonic bladder> … Medical dictionary
Atonic seizure — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G40.3 MeSH D004832 Atonic seizures … Wikipedia
atonic bladder — atonic neurogenic bladder neurogenic bladder due to destruction of the sensory nerve fibers from the bladder to the spinal cord, marked by absence of control of bladder functions and of desire to urinate, bladder overdistention, and an abnormal… … Medical dictionary
atonic — adjective Date: 1792 1. characterized by atony 2. uttered without accent or stress … New Collegiate Dictionary
atonic — См. àtono … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
atonic — /euh ton ik, ay ton /, adj. 1. Phonet. a. unaccented. b. Obs. voiceless. 2. Pathol. characterized by atony. n. 3. Gram. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound. [1720 30; A 6 + TONIC; in pathology sense, ATON(Y) + IC] * * * … Universalium
