1. имя существительное 1) [медицина] тонизирующее, укрепляющее средство 2) тоник, тонизирующий напиток 3) [музыка] тоника 2. прилагательное 1) [медицина] тонизирующий, укрепляющий 2) [музыка] тонический 3) [лингвистика] тонический Например: tonic accent — тоническое ударение
1) тонизирующее средство 2) тонизирующий напиток
I. adjective Etymology: Greek tonikos, from tonos tension, tone 1. a. characterized by tonus Example: tonic contraction of muscle; also marked by prolonged muscular contraction Example: tonic convulsions b. producing or adapted to produce healthy muscular condition and reaction of organs (as muscles) 2. a. increasing or restoring physical or mental tone; refreshing b. yielding a tonic substance 3. relating to or based on the first tone of a scale Example: tonic harmony 4. of a syllable bearing a principal stress or accent 5. of or relating to speech tones or to languages using them to distinguish words otherwise identical • tonically adverb II. noun 1. the first tone of a major or minor scale; keynote 2. a. an agent (as a drug) that increases body tone b. one that invigorates, restores, refreshes, or stimulates Example: a day in the country was a tonic for him c. a liquid preparation for the scalp or hair d. chiefly New England a carbonated flavored beverage e. tonic water 3. a voiced sound