pol|y|syn|de|ton — «POL ee SIHN duh ton», noun. Rhetoric. the use of several conjunctions in close succession. Example: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it (Matthew… … Useful english dictionary
ton — abur·ton; ac·e·ton·ate; ac·e·ton·emia; ac·e·ton·ic; ac·e·ton·uria; ac·e·ton·yl; ac·e·ton·yl·ac·e·tone; ac·e·ton·yl·i·dene; ace·tyl·ac·e·ton·ate; ac·ton; al·cap·ton; al·kap·ton; al·kap·ton·u·ria; al·las·so·ton·ic; an·a·glyp·ton;… … English syllables
syn — syn·a·del·phite; syn·aes·the·sis; syn·a·gog·al; syn·a·gogue; syn·al·lag·mat·ic; syn·a·loe·pha; syn·anastomosis; syn·an·ce·ja; syn·an·gial; syn·an·gi·um; syn·an·tec·tic; syn·an·thae; syn·an·thous; syn·an·thy; syn·a·phea; syn·aposematic;… … English syllables
syn|ton´i|cal|ly — syn|ton|ic «sihn TON ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the tuning of a transmitter and receiver, so that the receiver responds only to the vibrations of the transmitter. 2. of or having to do with resonance, especially of radio… … Useful english dictionary
syn|ton|ic — «sihn TON ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the tuning of a transmitter and receiver, so that the receiver responds only to the vibrations of the transmitter. 2. of or having to do with resonance, especially of radio frequency. 3. of or … Useful english dictionary
syn- — ♦ Élément, de la prép. gr. sun « avec », qui marque l idée de réunion dans l espace ou le temps (var. sy , syl , sym ). ⇒ co . syn , syl , sym . éléments, du gr. sun, avec . ⇒SYN , SYL , SYM , SY , élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. « ensemble, en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
syn|ton|i|cal — «sihn TON uh kuhl», adjective. = syntonic. (Cf. ↑syntonic) … Useful english dictionary
Ton — Farbe; Schattierung; Nuance; Tönung; Kolorit; Farbton; Schimmer; Klang; Laut; Schall; Geräusch * * * 1Ton [to:n] … Universal-Lexikon
ton — 1. ton [ tɔ̃ ] , ta [ ta ] , tes [ te ] adj. poss. • ta fin XIe; formes atones des adj. lat. tuum, tua→ tien I ♦ (Sens subjectif) 1 … Encyclopédie Universelle
ton — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. twelve hundredweight, two thousand pounds, short ton, metric ton, tonne, a thousand kilograms, long ton, shipping ton, displacement ton, measurement ton, freight ton; see also weight 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n … English dictionary for students