syntonic

American  

[sin-ton-ik] / sɪnˈtɒn ɪk /

Also syntonical,

adjective

1. Electricity. adjusted to oscillations of the same or a particular frequency.

2. Psychiatry. of or denoting a personality characterized by normal emotional responsiveness to the environment.

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syntonic British  

/ sɪnˈtɒnɪk /

adjective

1. psychol emotionally in harmony with one's environment

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Other Word Forms

• nonsyntonic adjective
• nonsyntonical adjective
• nonsyntonically adverb
• syntonically adverb

Etymology

Origin of syntonic

1890–95; < Greek sýnton ( os ) attuned to, literally, stretched together (verbid of synteínein to harmonize, equivalent to syn- syn- + ton- (derivative of teínein to stretch; tone ) + -os adj. suffix) + -ic

Example Sentences

After the brief performance the group tried, admirably, to explain the music theory behind Mr. Haas’s piece while being amusingly self-aware about absurd microtonal descriptions like “D flat syntonic sharp undecimal sharp.”

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2017

Personality disorders are ego syntonic: individuals believe that the drama, self-absorption and other traits that characterize their condition are reasonable responses to the way the world is treating them.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sir Oliver Lodge and Dr. Muirhead have devised also syntonic systems.

From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by Fleming, John Ambrose

Professor Braun's syntonic system, the receiver and transmitter of which have been described, is also in one form a non-earthed system.

From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by Fleming, John Ambrose

This is called, by mathematicians, the syntonic comma.

From Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs by Fischer, J. Cree (Jerry Cree)