tono-

See also: tono, tonò, tönö, and to'no

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “strain, tension, pitch”), from τείνω (teínō, “I stretch”).

Prefix

tono-

2. (medicine) Tonus: muscle tone, or tension in an organ.

   tonography, myotonometer, hypotonia

4. (linguistics) Relating to tone in linguistics.

   tonogenesis, tonomorpheme, tonomorphology

6. Acoustic pitch or musical tone.

   tonoscope, tonotopic, tonotopy

8. Tension, tense, or stretched.

   tonofibril, tonoplast

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with tono-

terms derived from pitch

• tonoscope
• tonotopic
• tonotopic
• tonotopic
• tonotopy
• tonophant

terms derived from tension

• tonofibril
• tonofibrillar
• tonofilament
• tonoplast

terms derived from toneme

• tonoexodus
• tonogenesis
• tonomorpheme
• tonomorphological
• tonomorphology
• tonologist
• tonological
• tonogenetic

terms derived from tonus

• myotonometer
• hypotonia
• hypertonia
• tonogram
• tonograph
• tonographic
• tonography
• tonometer
• tonometry
• tonotaxis

Anagrams

• Noto, Toon, noot, noto-, on to, onto, onto-, oont, toon

Italian

Prefix

tono-

1. tono-

Anagrams

• Noto, noto, notò