ATONIC


Meaning of ATONIC in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .