Tonus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈoʊnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈəʊnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈəʊnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈoʊnəs/.

Examples

the doctor tested my tonicity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tone tonicity

Antonyms

atonicity

Parts of Speech

noun	the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli “the doctor tested my tonicity”

Word Forms

tonic	adjective	of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
tone	verb	give a healthy elasticity to

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

tono

la tensión elástica de músculos vivos, arterias, etc. que facilitan la respuesta a los estímulos.

🇮🇹Italian

tono

la tensione elastica dei muscoli viventi, delle arterie, ecc. che facilitano la risposta agli stimoli

🇵🇹Portuguese

tônus

a tensão elástica dos músculos vivos, artérias, etc. que facilitam a resposta aos estímulos

🇷🇺Russian

тонус

упругое напряжение живых мышц, артерий и т. д., облегчающее реакцию на раздражители.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चटक

जीवित मांसपेशियों, धमनियों आदि का लोचदार तनाव जो उत्तेजनाओं पर प्रतिक्रिया की सुविधा प्रदान करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

টোনাস

জীবন্ত পেশী, ধমনী, ইত্যাদির ইলাস্টিক টান যা উদ্দীপনার প্রতিক্রিয়া সহজতর করে

🇮🇳Tamil

டோனஸ்

உயிருள்ள தசைகள், தமனிகள் போன்றவற்றின் மீள் பதற்றம் தூண்டுதலுக்கான பதிலை எளிதாக்குகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

టొనస్

జీవ కండరములు, ధమనులు మొదలైన వాటి యొక్క సాగే ఉద్రిక్తత ఉద్దీపనలకు ప్రతిస్పందనను సులభతరం చేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

टोनस

जिवंत स्नायू, धमन्या इत्यादींचा लवचिक ताण जो उत्तेजनांना प्रतिसाद देतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટોનસ

જીવંત સ્નાયુઓ, ધમનીઓ વગેરેનું સ્થિતિસ્થાપક તાણ જે ઉત્તેજનાના પ્રતિભાવને સરળ બનાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೋನಸ್

ಜೀವಂತ ಸ್ನಾಯುಗಳು, ಅಪಧಮನಿಗಳು ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಸ್ಥಾಪಕ ಒತ್ತಡವು ಪ್ರಚೋದಕಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ಸುಲಭಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടോണസ്

ഉത്തേജകങ്ങളോടുള്ള പ്രതികരണം സുഗമമാക്കുന്ന ജീവനുള്ള പേശികൾ, ധമനികൾ മുതലായവയുടെ ഇലാസ്റ്റിക് പിരിമുറുക്കം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਨਸ

ਜੀਵਤ ਮਾਸਪੇਸ਼ੀਆਂ, ਧਮਨੀਆਂ, ਆਦਿ ਦਾ ਲਚਕੀਲਾ ਤਣਾਅ ਜੋ ਉਤੇਜਨਾ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕਰਮ ਦੀ ਸਹੂਲਤ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹونس

زندہ پٹھوں، شریانوں وغیرہ کا لچکدار تناؤ جو محرکات کے ردعمل میں سہولت فراہم کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

紧张

活体肌肉、动脉等的弹性张力，有助于对刺激做出反应

🇯🇵Japanese

緊張

刺激への反応を促進する生きた筋肉、動脈などの弾性張力

🇰🇷Korean

음색

자극에 대한 반응을 촉진하는 살아있는 근육, 동맥 등의 탄력 있는 장력

🇻🇳Vietnamese

âm điệu

sức căng đàn hồi của cơ sống, động mạch, v.v. tạo điều kiện thuận lợi cho phản ứng với các kích thích

🇹🇭Thai

โทนเสียง

ความตึงเครียดแบบยืดหยุ่นของกล้ามเนื้อมีชีวิต หลอดเลือดแดง ฯลฯ ที่ช่วยตอบสนองต่อสิ่งเร้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

nada

ketegangan elastis otot-otot hidup, arteri, dll. yang memfasilitasi respons terhadap rangsangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نغمة

التوتر المرن للعضلات الحية والشرايين وما إلى ذلك مما يسهل الاستجابة للمنبهات

🇮🇷Persian

تن

کشش کشسان ماهیچه های زنده، شریان ها و غیره که پاسخ به محرک ها را تسهیل می کند

🇮🇱Hebrew

טונוס

המתח האלסטי של שרירים חיים, עורקים וכו' המקלים על תגובה לגירויים

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