syntonic
[ sin-ton-ik ]
adjective
Electricity. adjusted to oscillations of the same or a particular frequency.
Psychiatry. of or denoting a personality characterized by normal emotional responsiveness to the environment.
Origin of syntonic
1- Also syn·ton·i·cal, syntonous.
Other words from syntonic
- syn·ton·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·syn·ton·ic, adjective
- non·syn·ton·i·cal, adjective
- non·syn·ton·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby syntonic
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How to use syntonic in a sentence
The connections for an experimental syntonic wireless transmitting station are shown in the diagram Fig. 4.
Wireless Transmission of Photographs | Marcus J. MartinPage 77, printer's error, systonic for syntonic, 'the systonic transmitting'.
Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy | John Ambrose Fleming
British Dictionary definitions for syntonic
syntonic
/ (sɪnˈtɒnɪk) /
adjective
psychol emotionally in harmony with one's environment
Origin of syntonic
1C20: from Greek suntonos in harmony with; see syn-, tone
Derived forms of syntonic
- syntonically, adverb
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