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tono-

  1. a combining form with the meanings “stretching,” “tension,” “tone,” used in the formation of compound words:

    tonometer.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of tono-1

< Greek tón ( os ) ( tone ) + -o-
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Example Sentences

Mi garza nocturna probablemente también estaba soñando: el cuello doblado es un marcador clásico de atonía, la pérdida de tono muscular característica del estado REM.

David J. Lewkowicz, psicólogo del desarrollo del Centro de Estudios Infantiles de la Universidad de Yale, afirmó que la interacción cara a cara entre padres e hijos es crucial para darles un valioso conjunto de información a los bebés, incluida la manera en cómo las expresiones faciales, las palabras, el tono de voz y la retroalimentación física se combinan para expresar lenguaje y significado.

“N.A.A.F.I. is critical to this city’s queer life,” says Samantha Ozer, Tono’s curator and founder.

Los psicólogos descubrieron que tras un intervalo más largo de latido, los sujetos tendían a percibir que el tono era más largo; los intervalos más cortos llevaron a los participantes a evaluar el tono como más corto.

Tras cada tono, los intervalos de latidos de los sujetos se alargaban.

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Words That Use tono-

What does tono- mean?

Tono- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “stretching,” “tension,” “tone.” It is occasionally used in a variety of scientific terms, especially in medicine and biology. In this combining form, tone can refer variously to muscle tone or musical tone, depending on context.

Tono- comes from the Greek tónos, meaning “tone.” Discover more about this term at our entry for tone.

What are variants of tono-?

When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, tono- becomes ton-, as in toneme.

Examples of tono-

One example of a scientific term that features the form tono- is tonometer, which has various meanings, including “an instrument for measuring the frequencies of tones, as a tuning fork or a graduated set of tuning forks.”

The form tono- means “tone,” while the -meter portion of the word means “measure,” from Greek métron. Tonometer literally translates to “tone measure.”

What are some words that use the combining form tono-?

What are some other forms that tono- may be commonly confused with?

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The combining form -graphy denotes a process of recording. With this in mind, what is tonography?

Words That Use Tono-

What does tono- mean?

Tono- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “stretching,” “tension,” “tone.” It is occasionally used in a variety of scientific terms, especially in medicine and biology. In this combining form, tone can refer variously to muscle tone or musical tone, depending on context.

Tono- comes from the Greek tónos, meaning “tone.” Discover more about this term at our entry for tone.

What are variants of tono-?

When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, tono- becomes ton-, as in toneme.

Examples of tono-

One example of a scientific term that features the form tono- is tonometer, which has various meanings, including “an instrument for measuring the frequencies of tones, as a tuning fork or a graduated set of tuning forks.”

The form tono- means “tone,” while the -meter portion of the word means “measure,” from Greek métron. Tonometer literally translates to “tone measure.”

What are some words that use the combining form tono-?

What are some other forms that tono- may be commonly confused with?

Break it down!

The combining form -graphy denotes a process of recording. With this in mind, what is tonography?

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