atonic : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: atonic	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
atonic adj characterized by a lack of tonus used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress" Synonym(s): atonic, unaccented Antonym(s): accented, tonic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atones \Atones\, adv. [See {At one}.] [Obs.] Down he fell atones as a stone. --Chaucer. Atonic* \Aton"ic\, a. [Cf. F. atonique. See {Atony}.] 1. (Med.) Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy; as, an atonic* disease. 2. (Gram.) Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable. 3. Destitute of tone vocality; surd. --Rush.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atonic \A*ton"ic\, n. 1. (Gram.) A word that has no accent. 2. An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing. --Rush. 3. (Med.) A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation. --Dunglison.