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Definition of Ionic
1. Adjective. Containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions. "Ionic hydrogen"
2. Noun. The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia.
Generic synonyms: Ancient Greek
Derivative terms: Attic
3. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the Ionic order of classical Greek architecture.
4. Adjective. Of or relating to Ionia or its inhabitants or its language.
Definition of Ionic
1. a. Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians.
2. n. 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.
Definition of Ionic
1. Adjective. of or relating to Ionians ¹
2. Adjective. (architecture) of an order of classical Greek architecture; the Ionic order ¹
3. Proper noun. A sub-dialect of the Attic-Ionic dialectal group of Ancient Greek consisting of Old Ionic and New Ionic. ¹
4. Adjective. (chemistry) of, relating to, or containing ions ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ionic
1. a style of type [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ionic
1. Relating to an ion. (05 Mar 2000)