English dictionary
Ionic
/aI/'/A/n/I/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions
ExamplesIonic charge.
Ionic crystals.
Ionic hydrogen.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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of or pertaining to the Ionic order of classical Greek architecture
Source: WordNet 3.0
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of or relating to Ionia or its inhabitants or its language
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Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians.
Source: webster1913
noun
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the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long and two short, -- that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in which case it is called the <i>greater Ionic</i>; or two short and two long, -- that is, a pyrrhic and a spondee, in which case it is called the <i>smaller Ionic</i>.
Source: webster1913