tono-

See also: tono, tonò, tönö, and to'no

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, strain, tension, pitch), from τείνω (teínō, I stretch).

Pronunciation

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tono-

  1. (medicine) Tonus: muscle tone, or tension in an organ.
    tonography, myotonometer, hypotonia
  2. (linguistics) Relating to tone in linguistics.
    tonogenesis, tonomorpheme, tonomorphology
  3. Acoustic pitch or musical tone.
    tonoscope, tonotopic, tonotopy
  4. Tension, tense, or stretched.
    tonofibril, tonoplast

Derived terms

terms derived from pitch

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Italian

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tono-

  1. tono-

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