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Meaning of "atonic" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ATONIC

From Latin atonicus, from Greek atonos lacking tone.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ATONIC

eɪˈtɒnɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ATONIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Atonic can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ATONIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of atonic in the English dictionary

The first definition of atonic in the dictionary is carrying no stress; unaccented. Other definition of atonic is lacking body or muscle tone. Atonic is also an unaccented or unstressed syllable, word, etc, such as for in food for thought.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ATONIC

acetonic · architectonic · Brittonic · epitonic · excitonic · hypotonic · isotonic · ketonic · monotonic · myotonic · paroxytonic · photonic · phytonic · Platonic · plutonic · semitonic · skeletonic · tectonic · Teutonic · tonic

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ATONIC

atomizer · atomy · Aton · atonable · atonal · atonalism · atonalist · atonality · atonally · atone · atoneable · atonement · atoner · atonia · atonicity · atoningly · atony · atop · atopic · atopy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ATONIC

cardiotonic · catatonic · cratonic · daltonic · diatonic · dystonic · electronic · electrotonic · geotectonic · hypertonic · Indian tonic · leptonic · Miltonic · Neo-Platonic · neustonic · pentatonic · phytoplanktonic · planktonic · somatotonic · supertonic · syntonic

Synonyms and antonyms of atonic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «atonic» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF ATONIC

Find out the translation of atonic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of atonic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «atonic» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

失张力
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

atónica
570 millions of speakers
en

English

atonic
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

निर्बल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اهن
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

атонические
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

atonic
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অবসন্ন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

atonique
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Atonic
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

atonischen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

脱力
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

이완증
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Atonic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

suy nhược
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

atonic
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

प्राणघातक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

aksansız
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

atonico
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

atonicznych
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

атонические
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

aton
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άτονη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

atonic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

atoniska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

atoniske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of atonic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ATONIC»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about atonic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATONIC»

Discover the use of atonic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to atonic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Historical Syntax of the Atonic Personal Pronouns in Italian
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Oliver Martin Johnston, 2009
2
Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice
Clinical Correlation Atonic seizures associated with an abrupt loss of brief postural tone are commonly observed in patients with EGE but they may also occur with atypical absence seizures that have a prominent postural component ( 71).
Elaine Wyllie, Gregory D. Cascino, Barry E. Gidal, 2012
3
A Clinical Guide to Epileptic Syndromes and their Treatment
Atonic seizure: A sudden loss or diminution of muscle tone without an apparent preceding myoclonic or tonic event, lasting approximately 1 or 2 s, involving the head, trunk, jaw or limb musculature (Figure 2.7).2 Atonic seizures are not ...
C. P. Panayiotopoulos, 2010
4
Atlas of Epilepsies
Douglas R. Nordli, Jr. Atonic seizure is one of a variety of seizure types including myoclonic, myoclonic–atonic, and tonic that can cause sudden falls. The exact delineation of the seizure type in the patient with drop seizures will often require ...
C. P. Panayiotopoulos, S.R. Benbadis, R.G. Beran, 2010
5
Diabetes: Best Practice & Research Compendium
The most common are absence, myoclonic, atonic, tonic, clonic, and tonic-clonic seizures, described in the following sections. In general, the primary generalized epilepsies are most commonly seen in childhood and less often begin in ...
Anthony H. Barnett, 2006
6
Falls in Epileptic and Non Epileptic Seizures During Childhood
The Commission on Classification and Terminology of the International League Against Epilepsy (1981) in describing atonic seizures stated that 'a sudden diminution of muscle tone occurs which may be fragmentary, leading to a head drop ...
A. Beaumanoir, 1997
7
Electroencephalography: Basic Principles, Clinical ...
Atonic seizures are divided into a brief and more prolonged type (Gastaut and Broughton, 1972; Oller-Daurella and Oiler-Ferrer- Vidal, 1977). This seizure type was first described by Hunt (1922), who used the term static fit. Lennox ( 1 945) ...
Ernst Niedermeyer, F. H. Lopes da Silva, 2005
8
A Reference Grammar of Japanese
An atonic phrase often drops its final juncture and gets pronounced as if part of the following phrase: Akai [I] denwa o [I] tukatta 'I used a red telephone' consists of three underlying phrases but these are normally run together and pronounced  ...
Samuel Elmo Martin, 2004
9
The Romance Languages
Table 4.2: Atonic Vowel Systems EP BP The contrasts between high-mid and low -mid vowels (/e/-/e/; /o/- /o/) are very frequently neutralised. Low-mid vowels rarely occur under nasality and in final syllables closed by /x/; high-mid vowels are ...
Martin Harris, Nigel Vincent, 2003
10
Epilepsy: Animal and Human Correlations
Atonic seizures are not infrequent, and are one of the more dramatic seizure types. As the name implies, they are an almost instantaneous loss of muscle tone , which results in a rapid fall if the patient is standing. Less dramatic phenotypes are ...
David W. McCandless, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATONIC»

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1
Research and Markets: Atonic Neurogenic Bladder - Pipeline …
Atonic Neurogenic Bladder - Pipeline Insights provides the in-depth analysis of the pipeline assets across the Atonic Neurogenic Bladder. «Benzinga, Jul 15»
2
Saving the Mother
During atonic PPH, the uterus will not contract and remains soft. There are many treatment strategies for this. In spite of all these treatments ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
3
Wallingford teen advocates for epilepsy
Kent suffers from atonic and clonic seizures, which can result in loss of muscular control and unconsciousness. Epilepsy has hindered her ... «Meriden Record-Journal, Jun 15»
4
Graphene Makes Atom-Size Light Bulb; Material Could Improve …
Even though the light source was on an atonic scale, the naked eye could still see it. The high temperature was focused on a micro "hot spot" ... «Yibada, Jun 15»
5
GW Pharma begins second phase 3 study of Epidiolex in Lennox …
Patients commonly have frequent seizures of a wide variety, including convulsive, atonic seizures (brief loss of muscle tone and consciousness, ... «pharmabiz.com, Jun 15»
6
GW Pharmaceuticals Initiates Second Phase 3 Pivotal Study of …
Patients commonly have frequent seizures of a wide variety, including convulsive, atonic seizures (brief loss of muscle tone and consciousness, ... «CNNMoney, Jun 15»
7
Epilepsy Therapeutics Market – Global Industry Analysis and …
Generalized seizures include myoclonic seizures, tonic seizures, atonic seizures, absences, and clonic seizures. These seizures occur when ... «Medgadget.com, Jun 15»
8
Mum appeals for help to fund operation to improve quality of life
Alison Little, 33, has an atonic bladder, which means her bladder can hold up to three litres of fluid, without her knowing she needs the toilet. «Hereford Times, Jun 15»
9
GW Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 3 Pivotal Study of Epidiolex(R …
Patients commonly have frequent seizures of a wide variety, including convulsive, atonic seizures (brief loss of muscle tone and consciousness, ... «GlobeNewswire, May 15»
10
Melissa Cutler putting problems behind, accepted at Sudbury college
... native's plight in 2011 when the ambitious young dancer tumbled down the stairs at her dance studio after sustaining an atonic seizure. «Sault Star, May 15»
REFERENCE
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