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補藥,(音樂)主調音或基音滋補的,聲調的,使精神振作的

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tonic \Ton"ic\, a. (Med.)
   Characterized by continuous muscular contraction; as, tonic
   convulsions.

Tonic \Ton"ic\, n. [Cf. F. tonique, NL. tonicum.]
   1. (Phon.) A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.

   2. (Mus.) The key tone, or first tone of any scale.

   3. (Med.) A medicine that increases the strength, and gives
      vigor of action to the system.

   {Tonic sol-fa} (Mus.), the name of the most popular among
      letter systems of notation (at least in England), based on
      key relationship, and hence called ``tonic.'' Instead of
      the five lines, clefs, signature, etc., of the usual
      notation, it employs letters and the syllables do, re, mi,
      etc., variously modified, with other simple signs of
      duration, of upper or lower octave, etc. See {Sol-fa}.

Tonic \Ton"ic\, a. [Cf. F. tonigue, Gr. ?. See {Tone}.]
   1. Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.),
      applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone
      unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely,
      the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James
      Rush (1833) `` from their forming the purest and most
      plastic material of intonation.''

   2. Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence,
      increasing strength; as, tonic power.

   3. (Med.) Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal
      system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring
      healthy functions.

   {Tonic spasm}. (Med.) See the Note under {Spasm}.

資料來源 : WordNet®

tonic
     n 1: lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
          [syn: {tonic water}, {quinine water}]
     2: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in
        New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: {pop}, {soda}, {soda
        pop}, {soda water}]
     3: (music) the first note of a diatonic scale [syn: {keynote}]
     4: a medicine that strengthens and invigorates [syn: {restorative}]

tonic
     adj 1: of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in
            muscles or tissue; "a tonic reflex"; "tonic muscle
            contraction"
     2: employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of
        otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language"
        [syn: {tonal}]
     3: used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main
        stress in a word" [syn: {accented}] [ant: {atonic}]
     4: relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale;
        "tonic harmony"
     5: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
        [syn: {bracing}, {brisk}, {energizing}, {energising}, {fresh},
         {refreshing}, {refreshful}]