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atonic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | unaccented |
an atonic syllable carries no stress.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | atonia, atonicity, atony |
Examples of atonic
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Seizures are predominantly generalized, including tonic-clonic, tonic and atonic seizures.
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Another typical feature of Emilian dialects is extreme syncope, i.e. loss of atonic vowels within a word.
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This analysis gains plausibility from the observation that the neutralizing environment is atonic, whereas the nuclei are different in tonic syllables.
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Born with cerebral palsy quad-atonic, an affliction that impairs all four limbs, he was confined to a wheelchair and couldn't enjoy the playground like other kids his age.
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The changes to the duration, the fundamental frequency, and the intensity of tonic and atonic syllables of the sentences spoken, deprive an individual's particular speech of its characteristics.
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- Characterized by a lack of tonus
- Used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress"
- (atonicity) lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
- (Atonia) In medicine, atony (or "atonia", or "atonic") refers to a muscle that has lost its strength. It is frequently associated with the conditions Atonic seizure, atonic colon, uterine atony, gastrointestinal atony (occurs postoperatively) and choreatic atonia.
- Referring to a syllable or sound that is spoken without accent or stress; Lacking muscle tone
- (atonia) Lack of muscle tone
- Lacking normal muscle tone
