TONGUED

TONGUELESS

TON'IC, a.

Tonic spasm, in medicine, a rigid contraction of the muscles without relaxation, as in tetanus, _c.

, n. A medicine that increases the tone of the muscular fiber, and gives vigor and action to the system.

A medicine which increases the tone or strength of the body.

1. In music, the key-note or principal sound which generates all the rest.

2. In music, a certain degree of tension, or the sound produced by a vocal string in a given degree of tension.