ionic
Origin of ionic
1Other definitions for Ionic (2 of 2)
Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders that in ancient Greece consisted of a fluted column with a molded base and a capital composed of four volutes, usually parallel to the architrave with a pulvinus connecting a pair on each side of the column, and an entablature typically consisting of an architrave of three fascias, a richly ornamented frieze, and a cornice corbeled out on egg-and-dart and dentil moldings, with the frieze sometimes omitted. Roman and Renaissance examples are often more elaborate, and usually set the volutes of the capitals at 45° to the architrave.: Compare composite (def. 3), Corinthian (def. 2), Doric (def. 3), Tuscan (def. 2).
Prosody. noting or employing a foot consisting either of two long followed by two short syllables (greater Ionic ), or of two short followed by two long syllables (lesser Ionic ).
noting or pertaining to that variety of the eastern branch of the early Greek alphabet that was used for the writing of the Ionic dialect and that became the variety used for all dialects of Greek from the 4th century b.c. to the present.
of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians.
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
the dialect of ancient Greek spoken in Euboea, the Cyclades, and on the mainland of Asia Minor at Miletus and elsewhere.
Trademark. a style of printing type.
Origin of Ionic
2Other words from Ionic
- non-I·on·ic, adjective, noun
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How to use ionic in a sentence
But small boxes of parts and raw stock for the ionics had begun to arrive, too.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke GallunWorse, the solar thermocouples to power the ionics were almost shot.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke GallunThe earliest Greek philosophers, the Ionics, propounded the question, "what is the ultimate principle of things?"
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy | W. T. StaceUnited Galaxies won't even touch peaceful ionics, too dangerous to even use.
Dead World | Jack DouglasSo that was what they did, after they had set their decrepit shoulder-ionics to slow them down in the direction of the Belt.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun
British Dictionary definitions for ionic (1 of 2)
/ (aɪˈɒnɪk) /
of, relating to, or occurring in the form of ions
British Dictionary definitions for Ionic (2 of 2)
/ (aɪˈɒnɪk) /
of, denoting, or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture, characterized by fluted columns and capitals with scroll-like ornaments: See also Doric, composite (def. 4), Tuscan, Corinthian
of or relating to Ionia, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Ancient Greek
prosody of, relating to, designating, or employing Ionics in verse
one of four chief dialects of Ancient Greek; the dialect spoken in Ionia: Compare Aeolic, Arcadic, Doric See also Attic (def. 3)
(in classical prosody) a type of metrical foot having either two long followed by two short syllables (greater Ionic), or two short followed by two long syllables (lesser Ionic)
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Cultural definitions for Ionic
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One of the three main styles of Greek architecture (the others are Corinthian and Doric). The Ionic column is slender and finely fluted; its capital is in the shape of a scroll.
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