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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. characterized by a lack of tonus;

2. used of syllables;
- Example: "an atonic syllable carries no stress"
[syn: atonic, unaccented]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Atonic \A*ton"ic\, n. 1. (Gram.) A word that has no accent. [1913 Webster] 2. An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing. --Rush. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Atones \At*ones\, adv. [See At one.] [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Down he fell atones as a stone. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Atonic \A*ton"ic\, a. [Cf. F. atonique. See Atony.] 1. (Med.) Characterized by atony, or lack of vital energy; as, an atonic disease. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable. [1913 Webster] 3. Destitute of tone vocality; surd. --Rush. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

atonic adj 1: characterized by a lack of tonus 2: used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress" [syn: atonic, unaccented] [ant: accented, tonic]