tonus
tonus noun: tonicity; tone.
Noun
tonus (countable and uncountable, plural tonuses or toni)
- tonicity; tone
- muscular tonus
- The amount of stretch possible increases with the range in the joint and decreases with the cross section of the muscle and the amount of tonus or contraction in these antagonists .1942, Myrtle Gladys Scott, Analysis of Human Motion: A Textbook in Kinesiology, page 51
- A tonal system or mode used in Gregorian chant.
- Aurelian associates antiphons and toni of the plain chant, so that the octave-based Pythagorean scale is exemlified by means of the liturgical chant, with the outstanding consequence that church music becomes the sounding representation of the harmony of the spherese and of human beings.2021, Irene Caiazzo, Constantinos Macris, Aurélien Robert, Brill's Companion to the Reception of Pythagoras and Pythagoreanism in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, page 69
tonus meaning in Tamil
tonus in Tamil
- தசையின் இயங்குசக்தி
Forms of tonus
| plural | tonuses |
|---|---|
| plural | toni |
Origin of tonus
Borrowed from Latin tonus (“strain, tension”). Doublet of tone, tune, and ton (fashion/style).
Words formed from tonus
Questions about tonus
- What does tonus mean?
- Tonus means tonicity; tone.
- What is tonus in Tamil?
- Tonus in Tamil is தசையின் இயங்குசக்தி. See Tonus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tonus?
- Tonus is a noun.
- What is the plural of tonus?
- The plural of tonus is tonuses.
Words near tonus in the dictionary
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