"atonic" meaning in English

See atonic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /eɪˈtɒnɪk/ Forms: more atonic [comparative], most atonic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒnɪk Etymology: a- + tonic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|tonic}} a- + tonic Head templates: {{en-adj}} atonic (comparative more atonic, superlative most atonic)
  1. (of a sound or syllable) unstressed Tags: unstressed
    Sense id: en-atonic-en-adj-IR6XULxJ
  2. (linguistics) not having tone (pitch) Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (not having tone): atoniczny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-atonic-en-adj-OmhNHXBf Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'not having tone': 1 85 13 1
  3. (pathology) Lacking muscle tone. Categories (topical): Pathology Translations (medicine): atoniczny (Polish) Translations (pathology): atoniczny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-atonic-en-adj-QW5Db0AD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with a-, English terms with alpha privatives Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 5 66 20 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 8 60 22 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 3 14 53 17 13 Disambiguation of English terms with alpha privatives: 0 6 66 18 10 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Disambiguation of 'medicine': 0 0 64 36 Disambiguation of 'pathology': 0 0 100 0
  4. (medicine) Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-atonic-en-adj-kWf8c6CK Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: atonia, atonicity, atony Related terms: atonal

Noun

IPA: /eɪˈtɒnɪk/ Forms: atonics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒnɪk Etymology: a- + tonic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|tonic}} a- + tonic Head templates: {{en-noun}} atonic (plural atonics)
  1. (phonetics, dated) A sound with lack of tone or vocality. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Phonetics
    Sense id: en-atonic-en-noun-dIxMS5lY Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

Inflected forms

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