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Tonus vs Tonos - What's the difference?

tonus | tonos |

As nouns the difference between tonus and tonos

is that tonus is (biology) tonicity; tone while tonos is .

tonus

English

Noun

  • (biology) tonicity; tone
    • muscular tonus
  • * 1956 , Personal character and cultural milieu: a collection of readings
    • Dr. H. S. Sullivan, for example, is known to many for his acute understanding of the postural tonuses of his patients.
    (Webster 1913) ----

    tonos

    English

    Noun

    (tonoi)
  • .

    • Usage notes

    * The tonos is also used to distinguish some , the conjunction “or”. In such cases, the tonos does not reflect a difference in stress. * When combined with the  ?. * As a compromise of forms between the Ancient Greek  ?.