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myotonia vs tone

tone vs myotonia

myotonia and tone both are nouns.

myotonia is not a verb while tone is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
myotonia Yes No No No
tone Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tone is a hypernym of myotonia; that is, tone is a word with a broader meaning than myotonia:
  • myotonia: abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction
  • tone: the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Other hypernyms of myotonia include tonicity, tonus.
myotonia (noun) tone (noun)
abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
a steady sound without overtones
a musical interval of two semitones
the quality of a person's voice
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
myotonia (verb) tone (verb)
give a healthy elasticity to
change to a color image
change the color or tone of
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
vary the pitch of one's speech
Difference between myotonia and tone

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