syn|ton|ic

syn|ton|ic
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 having to do with a personality responding emotionally to the environment readily and appropriately.
[< syn- + Greek tónos tone + English -ic]
syn|ton´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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  • 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|i|cal — «sihn TON uh kuhl», adjective. = syntonic. (Cf. ↑syntonic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|go-syn|ton|ic — «EE goh sihn TON ihk, EHG oh », adjective. Psychology. acceptable to or consistent with the ego: »ego syntonic impulses …   Useful english dictionary

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  • 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- — ♦ 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

  • 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

  • ton — noun /tʌn/ a) A unit of weight (mass) equal to 2240 pounds (a long ton) or 2000 pounds (a short ton) or 1000 kilograms (a metric ton). I’ve got a ton of work to do. b) A unit of volume; register ton …   Wiktionary

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