A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

Ionic Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with I » ion exchange ... ironmaster » Ionic


Ionic
adj
    1. archit.
      Denoting an order (noun 19) of classical architecture, characterized by a style of column with slim and usually fluted shafts and capitals with spiral scrolls known as volute. Compare Composite, Corinthian, Doric, Tuscan.
    2. Belonging or relating to Ionia, an ancient region of the W coast of Asia Minor, its inhabitants or their dialect of Ancient Greek.
noun
    1. One of the four main dialects of Ancient Greek, spoken in Ionia.
Etymology: 16c: from Greek Ionikos.





ionic
adj
    1. Belonging or relating to or using ions.
    2. denoting a chemical compound that occurs in the form of ions.


Click Here