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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Atonic

· A·ton·ic · IPA /eɪˈtɒnɪk/
01 a. Characterized by atony, or lack of vital energy; as, an atonic disease.
  1. 1.
    Characterized by atony, or lack of vital energy; as, an atonic disease.(Med.)
  2. 2.
    Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable.(Gram.)
  3. 3.
    Destitute of tone vocality; surd.
02 n. A word that has no accent.
  1. 1.
    A word that has no accent.(Gram.)
  2. 2.
    An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing.
  3. 3.
    A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation.(Med.)