† tonicaladj.
Obsolete.
1. = tonic adj. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > [adjective] > muscular tension
tonical1586
tonic1649
inotropic1903
ionotropic1939
1586 T. Bright Treat. Melancholie xxvi. 154 The spirits..are the authors (by tonicall motion) of erection [of muscles].
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. i. 105 One kinde of motion, relating unto that which Physitians (from Galen) doe name extensive or tonicall . View more context for this quotation
1693 J. Beaumont Considerations Theory of Earth ii. 88 The Tone or tonical Disposition of the Organs, whereby they perform their several Functions.
1733 G. Cheyne Eng. Malady ii. xii. 240 A Defect in their [Muscles] innate Power of Contraction and Tonical Nature.
2. = tonic adj. 4.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adjective] > timbre or quality
tonical1656
tonic1795
timbred1942
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tonical, pertaining to tone, note, tune, or accent.
1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 7 Tonical [Echoes], such as return the voice but once, nor that neither, except adorned with some peculiar Musical note.
1737 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 9/1 Whatever Musical or Tonical Notes were expressed in the Accents of the Text.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
<
adj.1586