Tonic: Definition, Musical Meaning & Health Benefits
Tonic has distinct meanings across domains:
- Music (adj/noun): The first degree of a scale; the keynote. A tonic chord provides resolution. (Adj) Relating to the tonic.
- Medicine/health (noun): A substance that invigorates or restores health (e.g., herbal tonic). Also, tonic water – carbonated water with quinine.
- Physiology (adj): Relating to continuous muscle tone (tonic contraction) vs. phasic.
- Linguistics (adj/noun): The syllable carrying primary stress; a tonic vowel/syllable.
Context determines the correct sense.
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