Advertisement
Advertisement
ionic
1[ ahy-on-ik ]
Ionic
2[ ahy-on-ik ]
adjective
- 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.
noun
- 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.
ionic
1/ ɪˈɒɪ /
adjective
- of, relating to, or occurring in the form of ions
Ionic
2/ ɪˈɒɪ /
adjective
- 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 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
noun
- (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
- 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.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz-·Dzi adjective noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
The absorption of the X-rays caused molecular bonds to break, creating ionic fragments that could be analysed.
To make them, the researchers start with the liquid precursors of glassy polymers and mix them with an ionic liquid.
They observed that tumour growth decreased with the ionic treatment but not with the daily-dose approach, even though the latter was twice as strong.
"Specifically, these molecules introduce in-plane hydrogen bonding that is compatible with both the ionic nature and octahedron spacing of halide perovskites," she said.
These bonds hold atoms together when electrons are shared between the atoms, rather than the 'ionic' interaction between positive and negatively charged ions.
Advertisement
Related 51Թs
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse