tonic

ton·ic  (tnk)

n.

1. An agent, such as a medication, that restores or increases body tone.

2. An invigorating, refreshing, or restorative agent or influence.

3. See tonic water.

4. Boston See soft drink.

5. Music The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.

6. Linguistics A tonic accent.

adj.

1. Producing or stimulating physical, mental, or emotional vigor.

2.

a. Physiology Of, relating to, or producing tone or tonicity in muscles or tissue: a tonic reflex.

b. Medicine Characterized by continuous tension or contraction of muscles: a tonic convulsion or spasm.

3. Music Of or based on the keynote.

4. Stressed, as a syllable; accented.

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[New Latin tonicus, of tension or tone, from Greek tonikos, capable of extension, from tonos, a stretching, tone; see tone.]

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toni·cal·ly adv.

Regional Note: Generic terms for carbonated soft drinks vary widely in the United States. Probably the two most common words competing for precedence are soda, used in the northeast United States as well as St. Louis and vicinity, and pop, used from the Midwest westward. In the South any soft drink, regardless of flavor or brand name, is referred to as a Coke, cold drink, or just plain drink. Speakers in Boston and its environs have a term of their own: tonic. Such a variety of regional equivalents is unusual for a product for which advertising is so aggressive and universal; usually advertising has the effect of squeezing out regional variants. On the other hand, there are so many types and flavors of soft drinks that perhaps no single generic word has ever emerged to challenge the regionalisms. See Note at dope.

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tonic [ˈtɒnɪk]

n

1. (Medicine / Pharmacology) a medicinal preparation intended to improve and strengthen the functioning of the body or increase the feeling of wellbeing

2. anything that enlivens or strengthens his speech was a tonic to the audience

3. Also called tonic water a mineral water, usually carbonated and containing quinine and often mixed with gin or other alcoholic drinks

4. (Music / Classical Music) Music

a.  the first degree of a major or minor scale and the tonal centre of a piece composed in a particular key

b.  a key or chord based on this

5. (Linguistics) a stressed syllable in a word

adj

1. serving to enliven and invigorate a tonic wine

2. of or relating to a tone or tones

3. (Music / Classical Music) Music of or relating to the first degree of a major or minor scale

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) of or denoting the general effect of colour and light and shade in a picture

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol of, relating to, characterized by, or affecting normal muscular or bodily tone a tonic spasm

6. (Linguistics) of or relating to stress or the main stress in a word

7. (Linguistics) denoting a tone language

[from New Latin tonicus, from Greek tonikos concerning tone, from tonos tone]

tonically  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tonic - lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine quinine water, tonic water quinine - a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy gin and tonic - gin and quinine water soft drink - nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)
	2.	tonic - a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" soda pop, soda water, pop, soda soft drink - nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) carbonated water, club soda, soda water, sparkling water, seltzer - effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide
	3.	tonic - (music) the first note of a diatonic scale keynote musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long" C - (music) the keynote of the scale of C major music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
	4.	tonic - a medicine that strengthens and invigorates restorative bracer, pick-me-up - a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor) medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Adj.	1.	tonic - of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue; "a tonic reflex"; "tonic muscle contraction" physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
	2.	tonic - employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language" tonal
	3.	tonic - used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word" accented unaccented, atonic - used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress"
	4.	tonic - relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale; "tonic harmony" tonal - having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
	5.	tonic - imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" bracing, refreshful, refreshing, brisk, fresh invigorating - imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air"

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tonic

noun stimulant, boost, bracer (informal), refresher, cordial, pick-me-up (informal), fillip, shot in the arm (informal), restorative, livener, analeptic, roborant We are spending twice as much on health tonics as five years ago.

Translations

tonic [ˈtɒnɪk]

A. N

1. (Med) (also fig) → tónico m
this news will be a tonic for the market → esta noticia será un tónico para la bolsa

2. (also tonic water) → agua f tónica, tónica f

3. (Mus) → tónica f

B. ADJ (all senses) → tónico

C. CPD tonic accent N (Mus) → acento m tónico

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tonic [ˈtɒnɪk]

n

(= medicine) → tonique m

(= cheering experience) → stimulant m

(in music) → tonique f

(also tonic water) → tonic m
a gin and tonic → un gin tonic

adj [effect] → tonique

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tonic

n

(Med) → Tonikum nt; (= hair tonic) → Haarwasser nt; (= skin tonic) → Lotion f; it was a real tonic to see him again (fig) → es hat richtig gutgetan, ihn wiederzusehen

tonic (water) → Tonic(water) nt; gin and tonic → Gin m → (mit) Tonic

(Mus) → Tonika f, → Grundton m; tonic sol-fa → Solmisation f

adj

(Med) → stärkend, kräftigend, tonisch (spec); tonic wine → Stärkungswein m

(Phon) syllable, stress → tontragend

(Mus) note → tonisch

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tonic [ˈtɒnɪk]

1. n

a. (Med) → ricostituente m (also skin tonic) → tonico
fresh air is the best tonic when you have a headache → l'aria fresca è il miglior rimedio per il mal di testa
this will be a tonic to her → questo la tirerà su

b. (also tonic water) → acqua tonica

c. (Mus) → nota tonica

2. adj (all senses) → tonico/a
tonic solfa (Mus) → solfeggio

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tonic [ˈtɒnɪk]

1. n

a. (Med) → ricostituente m (also skin tonic) → tonico
fresh air is the best tonic when you have a headache → l'aria fresca è il miglior rimedio per il mal di testa
this will be a tonic to her → questo la tirerà su

b. (also tonic water) → acqua tonica

c. (Mus) → nota tonica

2. adj (all senses) → tonico/a
tonic solfa (Mus) → solfeggio

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tonic

n tonic [ˈtonik]

1 (a) medicine that gives strength or energy The doctor prescribed a (bottle of) tonic. tonikum مُقَوٍّ، مُنَشِّط средство за ободряване tonikum opkvikkende middel; tonikum das Stärkungsmittel τονωτικό, δυναμωτικό tónico erguti داروی مقوی vahvistava lääke tonique שִיקוּי מְחַזֵק बलवर्धक औषधि tonik, sredstvo za jačanje erősítő(szer) tinikum styrkjandi lyf tonico 強壮剤 강장제, 원기를 돋구는 것 tonizuojantis vaistas tonizējošs līdzeklis tonik tonicum styrkemiddel/-medisin środek tonizujący tónico tonic тонизирующее средство tonikum krepčilo tonik tonikum ยาบำรุง tonik, kuvvet ilâcı 補藥 тонізуючий, зміцнювальний засіб ٹانک، قوت بخش دوا thuốc bổ 补药

2 (alsoˈtonic-water) water containing quinine, often drunk with gin etc I'd like a gin and tonic. tonikum مياه غازِيَّه مَعْدَنِيَّه тоник tonik tonic der Tonic τόνικ tónica toonik سودا tonikki soda tonique מֵי טוֹנִיק बल्य, बलवर्द्धक औषधि tonik tonik air soda tóník (acqua tonica) トニック 토닉 워터 tonizuojantis gėrimas toniks; tonizējošs dzēriens air tonik tonic tonic tonik água tónica apă tonică тоник tonik tonik tonik tonic น้ำโทนิค (มักใช้ผสมเหล้าดื่ม) tonik 奎寧水，常與杜松子酒合飲 тонік کنين دوا ملا ہوا پاني nước khoáng vị quin 奎宁水，常与杜松子酒合饮

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tonic → دواء مُقَوِي tonikum tonic Tonikum τονωτικό tónico vahvistava lääke tonique tonik tonico 強壮剤 강장제 tonicum styrkemiddel tonik tónico, tônico тоник stärkande medel ยาบำรุง tonik thuốc bổ 滋补剂