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Tonicity
/təˈnɪsɪti/
The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus
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noun
- 1
The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus
- 2
The ability of a solution to exert an osmotic pressure upon a membrane
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tonusnoun | (biology) tonicity; tone |
| tonenoun | (music) A specific pitch. |
| tonalitynoun | (music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales. |
| tonationnoun | The tonal properties of a sound. |
| tensitynoun | The quality of being tense (literally or figuratively); tension. |
| tonishnessnoun | The quality of being tonish. |
| tensenessnoun | The characteristic of being tense. |
| atonicitynoun | The property of being atonic. |
| tautnessnoun | The property of being taut. |
| polytonicitynoun | The quality of being polytonic. |
| electrotonicitynoun | The quality or degree of being electrotonic. |
| antitonicitynoun | the condition of being antitonic |
| tensibilitynoun | The quality or state of being tensible. |
| tensilenessnoun | The quality of being tensile. |
| tensionnoun | The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other. |
| myonicitynoun | (obsolete) The contractile property of muscular tissue. |
| relaxationnoun | The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities. |
| turgornoun | (botany) Turgor pressure is the force or pressure within the cell exerted by fluid that presses the cell membrane against the cell wall. |
| tensegritynoun | (architecture, physics) tensional integrity (of a structure) |
| tensioactivitynoun | The condition of being tensioactive |
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