English Explanatory Dictionary

ionic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. of, relating to, or containing ions
adj
  1. Synonym of Ionian; of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
  2. of an order of classical Greek architecture whose distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes.
  3. Of or relating to a kind of heavy-faced type.
name
  1. A sub-dialect of the Attic-Ionic dialectal group of Ancient Greek consisting of Old Ionic and New Ionic.
noun
  1. A four-syllable metrical unit of light-light-heavy-heavy (‿ ‿ — —) that occurs in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry.

Pronunciation

īŏn'ĭk /aɪˈɒnɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ionic.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Ionic.wav

Word forms

ionic Ionick Ionics

Etymology

From ion + -ic.

Synonyms

Ionian

Related words

anion cation ion Doric Doric order

Derived words

anionic autoionic cationic homoionic hydroionic hypoionic interionic intraionic ionically ionic bond ionic compound ionic crystal ionicity ionic liquid ionic product ionic radius ionic toothbrush ionic wind isoionic magnetionic magnetoionic mesoionic net ionic equation nonionic polyionic superionic superionicity tetraionic unionic Ionic mode
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