ionic

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see also: Ionic

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Pronunciation

• enPR: īŏn'ĭk, IPA: /aɪˈɒnɪk/

Adjective

ionic (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) of, relating to, or containing ions

Translations

• French: ionique
• Italian: ionico
• Portuguese: iónico (Portugal), iônico (Brazil)
• Spanish: iónico

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Ionic

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Adjective

ionic (not comparable)

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

Translations

• Italian: ionico
• Portuguese: jónico
• Russian: ионический
• Spanish: jónico

Proper noun

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

Noun

ionic (plural ionics)

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

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