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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Ionic \I*on"ic\, a. [L. Ionicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? Ionia.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Arch.) Pertaining to the Ionic order of architecture, one
        of the three orders invented by the Greeks, and one of the
        five recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth
        century. Its distinguishing feature is a capital with
        spiral volutes. See Illust. of Capital.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Ionic dialect (Gr. Gram.), a dialect of the Greek language,
        used in Ionia. The Homeric poems are written in what is
        designated old Ionic, as distinguished from new Ionic, or
        Attic, the dialect of all cultivated Greeks in the period
        of Athenian prosperity and glory.
  
     Ionic foot. (Pros.) See Ionic, n., 1.
  
     Ionic mode, or Ionian mode, (Mus.), an ancient mode,
        supposed to correspond with the modern major scale of C.
        
  
     Ionic sect, a sect of philosophers founded by Thales of
        Miletus, in Ionia. Their distinguishing tenet was, that
        water is the original principle of all things.
  
     Ionic type, a kind of heavy-faced type (as that of the
        following line).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This is Nonpareil Ionic.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Ionic \I*on"ic\, n.
     1. (Pros.)
        (a) A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long
            and two short, -- that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in
            which case it is called the greater Ionic; or two
            short and two long, -- that is, a pyrrhic and a
            spondee, in which case it is called the smaller
            Ionic.
        (b) A verse or meter composed or consisting of Ionic feet.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The Ionic dialect; as, the Homeric Ionic.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Print.) Ionic type.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  ionic \i*on"ic\ a. (Chem.)
     Of or pertaining to ions; composed of ions, containing ions,
     or breaking down into ions when dissolved in a polar solvent;
     as, an ionic solution will conduct a current of electricity.
     Opposite of nonionic.
     [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Ionic \I*on"ic\, n.
     1. (Pros.)
        (a) A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long
            and two short, -- that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in
            which case it is called the greater Ionic; or two
            short and two long, -- that is, a pyrrhic and a
            spondee, in which case it is called the smaller
            Ionic.
        (b) A verse or meter composed or consisting of Ionic feet.
  
     2. The Ionic dialect; as, the Homeric Ionic.
  
     3. (Print.) Ionic type.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Ionic \I*on"ic\, a. [L. Ionicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? Ionia.]
     1. Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians.
  
     2. (Arch.) Pertaining to the Ionic order of architecture, one
        of the three orders invented by the Greeks, and one of the
        five recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth
        century. Its distinguishing feature is a capital with
        spiral volutes. See Illust. of Capital.
  
     Ionic dialect (Gr. Gram.), a dialect of the Greek language,
        used in Ionia. The Homeric poems are written in what is
        designated old Ionic, as distinguished from new Ionic, or
        Attic, the dialect of all cultivated Greeks in the period
        of Athenian prosperity and glory.
  
     Ionic foot. (Pros.) See Ionic, n., 1.
  
     Ionic, or Ionian, mode (Mus.), an ancient mode,
        supposed to correspond with the modern major scale of C.
        
  
     Ionic sect, a sect of philosophers founded by Thales of
        Miletus, in Ionia. Their distinguishing tenet was, that
        water is the original principle of all things.
  
     Ionic type, a kind of heavy-faced type (as that of the
        following line).
  
     Note: This is Nonpareil Ionic.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  ionic
       adj 1: containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions;
              "ionic charge"; "ionic crystals"; "ionic hydrogen"
              [ant: nonionic]
       2: an order of classical Greek architecture [ant: corinthian,
           doric]
       n : the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Ionia

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ionic
     Αγγλικά a.
     ιοντικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ionic
     Romanian a.
     (l en ionic)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Ionic
     a.
     1 (synonym of en Ionian); of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
     2 (lb en architecture) of an order of classical Greek architecture
  whose distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes.
     3 (lb en printing dated) Of or relating to a kind of heavy-faced
  type.
     n.
     (lb en poetry) A four-syllable metrical unit of
  light-light-heavy-heavy (‿ ‿ — —) that occurs in Ancient Greek and Latin
  poetry.
     n.
     A sub-dialect of the Attic-Ionic dialectal group of Ancient Greek
  consisting of Old Ionic and New Ionic.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  ionic
     a.
     (lb en chemistry) of, relating to, or containing ions

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Ionic
     a.
     1 (synonym of en Ionian); of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
     2 (lb en architecture) of an order of classical Greek architecture
  whose distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes.
     3 (lb en printing dated) Of or relating to a kind of heavy-faced
  type.
     n.
     (lb en poetry) A four-syllable metrical unit of
  light-light-heavy-heavy (‿ ‿ — —) that occurs in Ancient Greek and Latin
  poetry.
     n.
     A sub-dialect of the Attic-Ionic dialectal group of Ancient Greek
  consisting of Old Ionic and New Ionic.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  ionic
     Romanian a.
     (l en ionic)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Ionic
     a.
     1 (synonym of en Ionian); of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
     2 (lb en architecture) of an order of classical Greek architecture
  whose distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes.
     3 (lb en printing dated) Of or relating to a kind of heavy-faced
  type.
     n.
     (lb en poetry) A four-syllable metrical unit of
  light-light-heavy-heavy (‿ ‿ — —) that occurs in Ancient Greek and Latin
  poetry.
     n.
     A sub-dialect of the Attic-Ionic dialectal group of Ancient Greek
  consisting of Old Ionic and New Ionic.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  ionic
     a.
     (lb en chemistry) of, relating to, or containing ions

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Ionic
     a.
     1 (synonym of en Ionian); of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
     2 (lb en architecture) of an order of classical Greek architecture
  whose distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes.
     3 (lb en printing dated) Of or relating to a kind of heavy-faced
  type.
     n.
     (lb en poetry) A four-syllable metrical unit of
  light-light-heavy-heavy (‿ ‿ — —) that occurs in Ancient Greek and Latin
  poetry.
     n.
     A sub-dialect of the Attic-Ionic dialectal group of Ancient Greek
  consisting of Old Ionic and New Ionic.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Ionic
     Englanti a.
     joonialainen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Ionic /aɪˈɒnɪk/
  أيوني

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  ionic //aɪˈɒnɪk// 
  йонен
  of, relating to, or containing ions

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ionic /aɪˈɒnɪk/ 
  iontový

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ionic /aɪˈɒnɪk/
  Ionen…, ionisch 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ionic /aɪˈɒnɪk/
  ionisch 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  ionic //aɪˈɒnɪk// 
  ioni, ioninen
  of, relating to, or containing ions

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  ionic /aɪˈɒnɪk/
  1. ion-
  2. ionos
  3. jón

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  ionic /aɪˈɒnɪk/
  1. İyonya'ya ait
  2. (mim.) İyonya üslubunda, İyonik
  3. (şiir) İyonik vezinli mısra
  4. (matb.) kalınca bir çeşit harf.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌaɪˈɑnɪk/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 爱尔尼亚的,爱尔尼亚韵脚的,爱奥尼亚式的;
  a. 离子的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 离子的
     a. 爱奥尼亚的,爱奥尼亚韵脚的,爱奥尼亚式的
     n. 爱奥尼亚方言

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