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clonic

UK/ˈklɒn.ɪk/US/ˈklɑ.nɪk/

clonic adjective: pertaining to clonus; having irregular, convulsive spasms.

Adjective

clonic (comparative more clonic, superlative most clonic)

  1. Pertaining to clonus; having irregular, convulsive spasms.
    • Hospital attendants stand by to drag the children off, drooling, screaming, having clonic convulsions.1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow

clonic meaning in Tamil and Bengali

clonic in Tamil

குறுகிய காலத் தசை வலிப்பு

clonic in Bengali

ক্লোনাস সংক্রান্ত, অনিয়মিত, খিঁচুনিযুক্ত আক্ষেপ বিশিষ্ট

Antonyms of clonic

Forms of clonic

comparativemore clonic
superlativemost clonic

Origin of clonic

From clonus + -ic.

Words formed from clonic

Words that rhyme with clonic

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about clonic

What does clonic mean?
Clonic means pertaining to clonus; having irregular, convulsive spasms.
What is clonic in Tamil?
Clonic in Tamil is குறுகிய காலத் தசை வலிப்பு. See Clonic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clonic?
Clonic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce clonic?
Clonic is pronounced /ˈklɒn.ɪk/ (UK).

Words near clonic in the dictionary

  1. clonewheel organs
  2. clonewheels
  3. clong
  4. Clongriffin
  5. clongs
  6. clonic
  7. clonicity
  8. clonicotonic
  9. clonidine
  10. clonidines
  11. cloning

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clonic (page history and authors); clonic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); clonic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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