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Definitions of tonic
  1. noun
    a medicine that strengthens and invigorates

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  2. noun
    (music) the first note of a diatonic scale

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  3. adjective
    employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words

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  4. noun
    lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
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  5. noun
    a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
    "in New England they call sodas tonics"
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  6. adjective
    (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch
    "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word"

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  7. adjective
    imparting vitality and energy
  8. adjective
    of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
    "a tonic reflex" "tonic muscle contraction"
  9. adjective
    relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
    "tonic harmony"

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Definition that contains tonic
  • do the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
  • key any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
  • ray the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
  • dragon a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
  • wilson Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)
  • si the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization
  • te the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization
  • mode any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
  • ti the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization
  • fa the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
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