ionic

¹

[ ahy-on-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to ions.
2. pertaining to or occurring in the form of ions.

Ionic

²

[ ahy-on-ik ]

adjective

1. Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders that in ancient Greece consisted of a fluted column with a molded base and a capital composed of four volutes, usually parallel to the architrave with a pulvinus connecting a pair on each side of the column, and an entablature typically consisting of an architrave of three fascias, a richly ornamented frieze, and a cornice corbeled out on egg-and-dart and dentil moldings, with the frieze sometimes omitted. Roman and Renaissance examples are often more elaborate, and usually set the volutes of the capitals at 45° to the architrave. Compare composite ( def 3 ), Corinthian ( def 2 ), Doric ( def 3 ), Tuscan ( def 2 ).
2. Prosody. noting or employing a foot consisting either of two long followed by two short syllables greater Ionic, or of two short followed by two long syllables lesser Ionic.
3. noting or pertaining to that variety of the eastern branch of the early Greek alphabet that was used for the writing of the Ionic dialect and that became the variety used for all dialects of Greek from the 4th century b.c. to the present.
4. of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians.

noun

1. Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
2. the dialect of ancient Greek spoken in Euboea, the Cyclades, and on the mainland of Asia Minor at Miletus and elsewhere.
3. Trademark. a style of printing type.

ionic

¹

/ aɪˈɒnɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or occurring in the form of ions

Ionic

²

/ aɪˈɒnɪk /

adjective

1. of, denoting, or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture, characterized by fluted columns and capitals with scroll-like ornaments See also Doric composite Tuscan Corinthian
2. of or relating to Ionia, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Ancient Greek
3. prosody of, relating to, designating, or employing Ionics in verse

noun

1. one of four chief dialects of Ancient Greek; the dialect spoken in Ionia Compare Aeolic Arcadic Doric See also Attic
2. (in classical prosody) a type of metrical foot having either two long followed by two short syllables ( greater Ionic ), or two short followed by two long syllables ( lesser Ionic )

Ionic

1. One of the three main styles of Greek architecture (the others are Corinthian and Doric ). The Ionic column is slender and finely fluted; its capital is in the shape of a scroll.

Other Words From

• non-I·onic adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ionic¹

First recorded in 1885–90; ion + -ic

Origin of ionic²

First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin Iōnicus, from Greek Iōnikós “of Ionia ”; -ic

Example Sentences

For instance, it halved the time ionic winds need to dry produce.

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Previously, ionic wind drying has worked only on a small scale, says Iranshahi.

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The Swiss team’s impressive innovations, he says, may now make it easier to scale up the ionic wind process to deliver healthy and flavorful dried foods.

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Called “ionic wind,” this technique had never seemed ready for prime time.

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Some blow dryers provide a switch so you can toggle between ionic and non-ionic modes.

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Six Ionic columns supported the roof, and the single door was of bronze.

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He was the chief of the seven sages of Greece, and founder of the Ionic sect of philosophers.

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The middle of the wings are crowned with cupolas, and the gates have all Ionic pillars.

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Haber considers that ionic concentrations of 1014 can still account for very fast actions.

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The Ionians, however, originated the order which is therefore named Ionic.

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In this book I have written as clearly as I could on the arrangements of Ionic temples.

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