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tonus.

tone, pitch (sound), note; interval; musical scale; astronomical measure; tone/degree of light/shade; strain, tension; peal of thunder (from tono?);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈtɔ.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈtɔː.nus]
  1. The stretching or straining of a rope.

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. A strain; tension.

    broadly · declension-2 · masculine
  3. The pitch, sound or tone of something.

    declension-2 · figuratively · masculine
  4. A crack of thunder.

    declension-2 · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “tone”), from Proto-Hellenic *tónos, from Proto-Indo-European *tón-os, from *ten- (“stretch”).

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