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atonic

American  
[uh-ton-ik, ey-ton-] / əˈtɒn ɪk, eɪˈtɒn- /

adjective

  1. Phonetics.

    1. unaccented.

    2. Obsolete. voiceless.

  2. Pathology. characterized by atony.

noun

  1. Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.

atonic British  
/ ˌeɪtəʊ-, æ-, eɪˈtɒnɪk, ˌætəˈnɪsɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. (of a syllable, word, etc) carrying no stress; unaccented

  2. pathol lacking body or muscle tone

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noun

  1. an unaccented or unstressed syllable, word, etc, such as for in food for thought

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Other Word Forms

  • atonicity noun

Etymology

Origin of atonic

1720–30; a- 6 + tonic; in pathology sense, aton(y) + -ic

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