tonic
- Adjective. (physics, pathology) Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.
- Adjective. Restorative, curative or invigorating.
- Noun. A drink intended to restore or invigorate.
- Noun. Tonic water.
- Noun. (Northeastern US) Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop.
- Noun. (figuratively) Something that revitalises or reinvigorates.
- Adjective. (music) Pertaining to the keynote of a composition.
- Adjective. Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech.
- Noun. (music) The first note of a scale.
- Noun. (music) The triad built on the tonic note.
This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.