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 (sense 4), Tuscan, Corinthian
2.
of or relating to Ionia, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Ancient Greek
3. prosody
of, relating to, designating, or employing Ionics in verse
noun
4.
one of four chief dialects of Ancient Greek; the dialect spoken in Ionia
Compare Aeolic, Arcadic, Doric, See also Attic (sense 3)
5.
(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)
Ionic in American English
(aɪˈɑnɪk)
adjective
1.
of Ionia or its people or culture; Ionian
2.
of Ionic (the language variety)
3.
designating or of a classical (Greek or Roman) order of architecture, distinguished by ornamental scrolls (spiral volutes) on the capitals
4.
of the Ionic of Greek and Latin prosody
noun
5. ClassicalProsody
a.
either of two feet consisting of four syllables, the first two long and the second two short or the first two short and the second two long
b.
verse or meter of such feet
6.
the variety of the ancient Greek language spoken in Ionia, closely related to thatof ancient Attica
Word origin
L Ionicus < Gr Iōnikos
ionic in American English
(aɪˈɑnɪk)
adjective
of, or being in the form of, an ion or ions
Examples of 'ionic' in a sentence
ionic
They work sort of like nerves in our bodies--- through ionic transfer of a charge.