tonic

Meanings

1. Pertaining to tension, especially of the muscles.
2. Restorative; curative; or invigorating.
3. In a state of continuous unremitting action.

1. A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.
2. Tonic water.
3. Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop.
4. Someone or something that revitalises or reinvigorates.

1. To restore or invigorate.

1. Pertaining to or based upon the first note of a diatonic scale.
2. Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech.
3. Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (phonetics, dated) being or relating to a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, i.e. a vowel or diphthong.

1. The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.
2. The triad built on the tonic note.
3. A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic From Ancient Greek τονικός (tonikós), from τόνος (tónos). 17th century writers believed health to be derived from firmly stretched muscles, thus tonic; the extension of tonic medicine appeared in the late 18th century. By surface analysis, ton(e) + -ic.