tonic.html - n. & adj.
--n.

1 an invigorating medicine.
2 anything serving to invigorate.
3 = tonic water.
4 Mus. the first degree of a scale, forming the keynote of a piece (see KEYNOTE 3).

--adj.

1 serving as a tonic; invigorating.
2 Mus. denoting the first degree of a scale.
3 a producing tension, esp. of the muscles. b restoring normal tone to organs.

tonic accent an accent marked by a change of pitch within a syllable. tonic sol-fa Mus. a system of notation used esp. in teaching singing, with doh as the keynote of all major keys and lah as the keynote of all minor keys. tonic spasm continuous muscular contraction (cf. CLONUS). tonic water a carbonated mineral water containing quinine.

tonically adv. [F tonique f. Gk tonikos (as TONE)]

tonic.html - n.
1 the state of being tonic.
2 a healthy elasticity of muscles etc.

tonic.html - n. & adj.
--n.

1 an invigorating medicine.
2 anything serving to invigorate.
3 = tonic water.
4 Mus. the first degree of a scale, forming the keynote of a piece (see KEYNOTE 3).

--adj.

1 serving as a tonic; invigorating.
2 Mus. denoting the first degree of a scale.
3 a producing tension, esp. of the muscles. b restoring normal tone to organs.

tonic accent an accent marked by a change of pitch within a syllable. tonic sol-fa Mus. a system of notation used esp. in teaching singing, with doh as the keynote of all major keys and lah as the keynote of all minor keys. tonic spasm continuous muscular contraction (cf. CLONUS). tonic water a carbonated mineral water containing quinine.

tonically adv. [F tonique f. Gk tonikos (as TONE)]

tonic.html - n.
1 the state of being tonic.
2 a healthy elasticity of muscles etc.

tonic.html - adv. & n.
--adv.

on the present or approaching evening or night.

--n.

the evening or night of the present day. [TO + NIGHT: cf. TODAY]

tonic.html - {v.} To make softer or quieter; make less harsh or strong; moderate. * /He toned down the sound of the TV./ * /She wanted the bright colors in her house toned down./ * /When the ladies arrived, he toned down his language./ * /The strikers were asked to tone down their demands for higher pay so that there might be a quicker agreement and an end to the strike./