tonic
Tonik
definition
noun
Nineteenth-century medicine vendors often peddled tonics as a cure-all for symptoms as varied as a mild cough or severe rash.
a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigor or well-being.
Britten's score breaks off at bar 30, just at the moment of the return to the tonic .
the first note in a scale that, in conventional harmony, provides the keynote of a piece of music.
adjective
The Chinese sometimes include zhu ling (they use the sclerotium rather than the fruiting body) as an ingredient in herbal tonic formulas.
giving a feeling of vigor or well-being; invigorating.
At first, whirling scales and broken arpeggios scamper across the keyboard, hopefully tethered by tonic pedal notes in the bass.
relating to or denoting the first degree of a scale.
translation of 'tonic'
noun
obat penguat,
tonik,
obat yg menyegarkan,
obat kuat,
kunci not,
jamu-jamu
adjective
berkenaan dgn tekanan,
yg mempunyai nada suara,
yg menguatkan
example
Adults still dutifully head home to mother for 'tonic' soups when a hectic all-work-and-no-play lifestyle leaves them feeling under the weather.
For a chef at the top of his game, his humility is a 'tonic' .
Their usual intonation pattern is a rising tone on and after the 'tonic' syllable, but, when rhetorical or emphatic, they are said with a falling tone.
My new eating plan included a herbal 'tonic' to complement my diet and encourage general well-being.
Jatamansi is an effective sedative and brain 'tonic' , enhancing concentration and memory.
The brash and disrespectful attitude of the music was a 'tonic' , while the band's lack of anonymity broke the mould.
But it is neither a variation on one of the old iron supplements nor is it a food, although its adherents say it has 'tonic' properties and you do apply it to the body.
Contrition isn't much in fashion these days, but it's still a 'tonic' for the guilty soul - and who amongst us doesn't bear regrets for at least a few decisions.
The music doesn't seem ‘anchored’ in a key, even though you can almost always find a 'tonic' .
This 'tonic' contraction is mostly myogenic, due to special properties of this smooth muscle, but it is modified by excitatory and inhibitory nerves.
Indeed, the 'tonic' D, which has held sway over much of the movement's main tonal and harmonic thrust, is thrown into some degree of crisis.
Laughter is an invigorating 'tonic' that heightens and brightens the mood, gently releasing us from tensions and social constraints.
Dang Quai is one of the most popular Chinese 'tonic' herbs for women.
He is definitely a 'tonic' in this depressing age of faceless conductors.
Milk thistle extract - long used as a liver 'tonic' in European folk medicine - may be a far better nutritional supplement than its acclaimed herbal cousins.
The Chinese sometimes include zhu ling (they use the sclerotium rather than the fruiting body) as an ingredient in herbal 'tonic' formulas.
This sea change in music distribution is already upon us, and could provide the 'tonic' for the revival of those beleaguered music companies.
Milk Thistle has a long history as a medicinal plant which can be used as a liver stimulant, for detoxification and as a liver 'tonic' .
Galleries provide a 'tonic' for the overstimulated senses
In summer, drinkers take gin and 'tonic' on the lawn or recline on the armchairs on the wooden verandah, while two great restaurants inside specialise in tasty Thai and Indian cuisine.
Further, the number of both synapses and active zones per length terminal is significantly larger for the 'tonic' axon in the leg extensor muscle.
And someone told me I should have a gin and 'tonic' .
The penultimate piece, a ‘Song without Words’, is centred on F, the work's main 'tonic' .
I like gin based drinks: Gin and 'tonic' is usually a safe bet in any bar.
Britten's score breaks off at bar 30, just at the moment of the return to the 'tonic' .
The food certainly tasted wonderful and was the perfect 'tonic' before the long flight home.
The superimposition of the 'tonic' and dominant forms of the motif does not bring a resolution, only an uneasy symbiosis.
The boy brings us vodka and 'tonic' which we drink on the balcony.
However, compared to diet cola or sugar-charged 'tonic' or lemonade, soda water wins by a mile.
This, technically speaking, is tonal music, but you'd be hard pressed to identify the 'tonic' .
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