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ionic

/aɪˈɒnɪk/

ionic adjective: of, relating to, or containing ions.

Adjective (1)

ionic (not comparable)

  1. of, relating to, or containing ions

Adjective (2) capitalized: Ionic

Ionic (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of Ionian; of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
    Synonyms:
    Ionian
  2. of an order of classical Greek architecture whose distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes.
  3. (dated) Of or relating to a kind of heavy-faced type.

Proper noun capitalized: Ionic

Ionic

  1. A sub-dialect of the Attic-Ionic dialectal group of Ancient Greek consisting of Old Ionic and New Ionic.

Noun capitalized: Ionic

Ionic (plural Ionics)

  1. A four-syllable metrical unit of light-light-heavy-heavy (‿ ‿ — —) that occurs in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry.

ionic meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Tagalog

ionic in Tamil

அயனுக்குரிய

ionic in Urdu

یونانی

ionic in Tagalog

of, relating to, or containing ions
dagipikin

Synonyms of ionic

Forms of ionic

Adjective
alternative formIonick
Noun
pluralIonics

Origin of ionic

From ion + -ic.

From Ancient Greek ἰωνικός (iōnikós, “related to Ionians”).

Words formed from ionic

Phrases with ionic

Words that rhyme with ionic

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Questions about ionic

What does ionic mean?
Ionic means of, relating to, or containing ions.
What is ionic in Tamil?
Ionic in Tamil is அயனுக்குரிய. See Ionic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ionic?
Ionic can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce ionic?
Ionic is pronounced /aɪˈɒnɪk/.

Words near ionic in the dictionary

  1. Ionian Island
  2. Ionian Islands
  3. Ionian mode
  4. Ionian Sea
  5. Ionians
  6. ionic
  7. ionic bond
  8. ionic bonds
  9. ionic compound
  10. ionic compounds
  11. ionic crystal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ionic (page history and authors); Ionic (page history and authors); ionic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ionic (Urdu 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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