[ion.ic] adj [ISV] (1890) 1: of, relating to, existing as, or characterized by ions "~ gases" "the ~ charge"
2: based on or functioning by means of ions "~ conduction" "an ~ lattice" -- ion.ic.i.ty n [1]Ion.ic adj [L & MF; MF ionique, fr. L ionicus, fr. Gk ionikos, fr. Ionia Ionia] (1585) 1: of or relating to the ancient Greek architectural order distinguished esp. by fluted columns on bases and scroll volutes in its capitals--see order illustration
2: of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
[2]Ionic n (1668): a dialect of ancient Greek spoken esp. in Ionia and the Cyclades