An atonic syllable carries no stress. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The atonic screeching of the whistle stopped abruptly and the silence fell like a blow. From Wordnik.com. [Ice Station Zebra]
Ἐν -- prep. atonic, § 3; stands first, § 98. 2. ἀρχῇ -- noun, from nom. ἀρχή, 1st decl. fem. From Wordnik.com. [Greek in a Nutshell] Reference
For ἐκ before a vowel, § 18; atonic, § 3. 20. αἷμα, neut. 3 decl. like No. 15; gen., § 81; plur. is. From Wordnik.com. [Greek in a Nutshell] Reference
The injection of a large quantity of water into the lower bowel will mechanically empty it; but the effects are atonic and depressing as regards future action. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother and Her Child] Reference
Oh K, I did get a little bit TOO inebriated at one point, but it was nice for me to be KAT-atonic for a bit, as a reminder for how wonderful it is to have my wits about me. From Wordnik.com. [What a Fuckin' Great Weekend!] Reference
For a triphthong to exist, two closed atonic vowels (“i” or “u”) and, between them, an open vowel (“a”, “e”, or “o”): anunciáis, guau, miau, confiéis. From Wordnik.com. [Triphthongs in Spanish] Reference
VIDEO: The street drug that is turning users cat-atonic. From Wordnik.com. [National Nine News] Reference
Mixed with water it is used as a wash for atonic ulcers. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
“P.atonic” Critics™, in P. Machamer and R. Turnbull. From Wordnik.com. [Arcesilaus] Reference
The leaf juice and the bruised leaves are applied to wounds and atonic ulcers. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
I'm unsettled and atonic, and it's just as well, I fancy, that I'm weaning the Twins. From Wordnik.com. [The Prairie Mother] Reference
The ingredients have been used for centuries as atonic to enhance performance and virility. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
It is indicated in flatulent colic, atonic dyspepsia and diarrhoea and gives very good results. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
The trunk bark is astringent and in decoction is used for atonic diarrhoea and as a lotion for ulcers. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
The atonic reduplication may also signify plurality, in which case the singular noun would be sagílid, i.e. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Philippine Islands] Reference
Thus he was a complete man, and deserved the disdain of dilettantes morally dead, and of mystics scientifically atonic. From Wordnik.com. [Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11] Reference
The decoction of the leaves is used locally in sores and atonic ulcers, followed by a poultice of the boiled and mashed leaves. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
It is employed by the vegetable practitioners in diarrhoea, atonic conditions of the digestive organs, and as a cleansing wash for sores. From Wordnik.com. [Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs] Reference
It is used with good effect in flatulent colic, atonic diseases of the intestines so common in the Philippines and in chronic rheumatism. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
A body having an atonic or a lymphatic temperament is abundantly supplied with absorbent organs, which are very sluggish in their operations. From Wordnik.com. [The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand] Reference
The functional activities are either hyperactive as in acute inflammation, or sluggish and inactive as in chronic atonic and atrophic conditions. From Wordnik.com. [Nature Cure] Reference
The base of the anterior lobes of the brain belong to the atonic region -- the source of those languid, deranging influences which coincide with morbidity and disease. From Wordnik.com. [The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand] Reference
SEA BATHING is an excellent, remedial agent in chronic disorders, particularly in those of an atonic character, such as nervous prostration, dyspepsia, and general debility. From Wordnik.com. [The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand] Reference
A portion of the wall of distended and atonic tendon sheaths is possible. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
§ 97. 35. atonic, § 3. 36. μονογενής, 3 decl., two term., § 34; gen.sing. masc. From Wordnik.com. [Greek in a Nutshell] Reference
It will make them go cat-atonic!. From Wordnik.com. [This children is called a - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
It could have been cat-atonic…. From Wordnik.com. [Box of ebil iz napping. Pls to come - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
August 11, 2009 at 4:58 am no, no, cat-atonic. From Wordnik.com. [HOW TO TELL IF IT WAS A - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
Akinetic, 237, 246t atonic, 237. From Wordnik.com. [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference
Cat-atonic… add some gin and I’m in. From Wordnik.com. [HOW TO TELL IF IT WAS A - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
Tags: atonic, closed vowel, diphthong, grammar, open vowel, pronunciation, Real Academia Española, Spanish, tonic, triphthong, vowels. From Wordnik.com. [Triphthongs in Spanish] Reference
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