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syntonic

[ sin-ton-ik ]

adjective

  1. Electricity. adjusted to oscillations of the same or a particular frequency.
  2. Psychiatry. of or denoting a personality characterized by normal emotional responsiveness to the environment.

syntonic

/ sɪnˈtɒnɪk /

adjective

  1. psychol emotionally in harmony with one's environment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • synˈtonically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • syn·toni·cal·ly adverb
  • nonsyn·tonic adjective
  • nonsyn·toni·cal adjective
  • nonsyn·toni·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of syntonic1

1890–95; < Greek sýnton ( os ) attuned to, literally, stretched together (verbid of synteínein to harmonize, equivalent to syn- syn- + ton- (derivative of teínein to stretch; tone ) + -os adj. suffix) + -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of syntonic1

C20: from Greek suntonos in harmony with; see syn- , tone
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Example Sentences

The connections for an experimental syntonic wireless transmitting station are shown in the diagram Fig. 4.

Page 77, printer's error, systonic for syntonic, 'the systonic transmitting'.

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