Words that rhyme with autochthonic

• allophonic 0
  adj 1: pertaining to allophones
• chronic 0
  adj 1: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid" [ant: acute] 2: of long duration; "chronic money problems" [syn: chronic, continuing] 3: habitual; "a chronic smoker" [syn: chronic, inveterate]
• conic 0
  adj 1: relating to or resembling a cone; "conical mountains"; "conelike fruit" [syn: conic, conical, conelike, cone-shaped] n 1: (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone [syn: conic section, conic]
• demonic 0
  adj 1: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy]
• diatonic 0
  adj 1: based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals [ant: chromatic] 2: based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music
• electronic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons; "electronic devices" 2: of or concerned with electrons; "electronic energy"
• embryonic 0
  adj 1: of an organism prior to birth or hatching; "in the embryonic stage"; "embryologic development" [syn: embryonic, embryologic, embryonal] 2: in an early stage of development; "the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre"; "an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing" [syn: embryonic, embryotic]
• euphonic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characterized by euphony [syn: euphonic, euphonical]
• homophonic 0
  adj 1: having the same sound 2: having a single melodic line with accompaniment
• ionic 0
  adj 1: containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions; "ionic charge"; "ionic crystals"; "ionic hydrogen" [ant: nonionic, nonpolar] 2: of or pertaining to the Ionic order of classical Greek architecture 3: of or relating to Ionia or its inhabitants or its language n 1: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia [syn: Attic, Ionic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greek]
• ironic 0
  adj 1: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: dry, ironic, ironical, wry] 2: characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely" [syn: ironic, ironical]
• isotonic 0
  adj 1: (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure [syn: isotonic, isosmotic] [ant: hypertonic, hypotonic] 2: relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of a musical scale; "isotonic tuning" 3: of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes [ant: isometric] 4: of two or more muscles; having equal tension
• laconic 0
  adj 1: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" [syn: crisp, curt, laconic, terse]
• mnemonic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory; "mnemonic device" [syn: mnemonic, mnemotechnic, mnemotechnical] n 1: a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall
• monophonic 0
  adj 1: designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel [syn: mono, monophonic, single-channel] 2: consisting of a single melodic line [ant: contrapuntal, polyphonic]
• philharmonic 0
  adj 1: composing or characteristic of an orchestral group; "philharmonic players" 2: devoted to or appreciative of music; "the most philharmonic ear is at times deeply affected by a simple air" n 1: a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony" [syn: symphony orchestra, symphony, philharmonic]
• plutonic 0
  adj 1: of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro [syn: irruptive, plutonic]
• pneumonic 0
  adj 1: pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia; "pneumonic plague" 2: relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease" [syn: pneumonic, pulmonary, pulmonic]
• polyphonic 0
  adj 1: having two or more phonetic values; "polyphonic letters such as `a'" 2: of or relating to or characterized by polyphony; "polyphonic traditions of the baroque" [syn: polyphonic, polyphonous] 3: having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together [syn: polyphonic, contrapuntal] [ant: monophonic]
• quadraphonic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" [syn: quadraphonic, quadriphonic, quadrasonic, quadrisonic]
• radiophonic 0
  adj 1: relating to or by means of radiotelephony [syn: radiotelephonic, radiophonic]
• sardonic 0
  adj 1: disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman
• sonic 0
  adj 1: (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level; "a sonic boom" [syn: sonic, transonic] [ant: subsonic, supersonic] 2: relating to audible sound; "a sonic wave"
• stereophonic 0
  adj 1: designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels [syn: stereophonic, stereo, two- channel]
• subsonic 0
  adj 1: (of speed) less than that of sound in a designated medium; "aircraft flying at subsonic speeds" [ant: sonic, supersonic, transonic]
• supersonic 0
  adj 1: (of speed) greater than the speed of sound in a given medium (especially air); "a supersonic bomber flies so fast that it must release its bombs while the target is still over the horizon" [ant: sonic, subsonic, transonic] 2: having frequencies above those of audible sound [syn: supersonic, ultrasonic]
• symphonic 0
  adj 1: relating to or characteristic or suggestive of a symphony; "symphonic choir" 2: harmonious in sound; "the symphonic hum of a million insects" [syn: symphonic, symphonious]
• synchronic 0
  adj 1: occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations" [syn: synchronous, synchronal, synchronic] [ant: asynchronous] 2: concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents; "synchronic linguistics" [ant: diachronic, historical] 3: (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time
• tectonic 0
  adj 1: pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust; "tectonic plates"; "tectonic valleys" 2: of or pertaining to construction or architecture [syn: tectonic, architectonic]
• telephonic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to telephony; "telephonic connection"
• tonic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue; "a tonic reflex"; "tonic muscle contraction" 2: employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language" [syn: tonic, tonal] 3: used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word" [syn: tonic, accented] [ant: atonic, unaccented] 4: relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale; "tonic harmony" 5: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" [syn: bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonic] n 1: lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine [syn: tonic, tonic water, quinine water] 2: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: pop, soda, soda pop, soda water, tonic] 3: (music) the first note of a diatonic scale [syn: tonic, keynote] 4: a medicine that strengthens and invigorates [syn: tonic, restorative]
• transonic 0
  adj 1: (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level; "a sonic boom" [syn: sonic, transonic] [ant: subsonic, supersonic]
• ultrasonic 0
  adj 1: having frequencies above those of audible sound [syn: supersonic, ultrasonic]
• masonic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to stonemasons or masonry; "masonic tools" 2: of or relating to Freemasons or Freemasonry; "Masonic lodge"
• hydroponic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to aquiculture; "aquacultural methods"; "hydroponic lettuce" [syn: aquicultural, aquacultural, hydroponic]
• hypertonic 0
  adj 1: (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension; "hypertonic muscle tissue" [ant: hypotonic] 2: (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution [ant: hypotonic, isosmotic, isotonic]
• brythonic 0
  n 1: a southern group of Celtic languages [syn: Brythonic, Brittanic]
• slavonic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to Slavic languages [syn: Slavonic, Slavic] n 1: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages [syn: Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language]
• dodecaphonic 0
• hypersonic 0
• panasonic 0
• opsonic 0
• pythonic 0
• siphonic 0
• sulphonic 0
• gramophonic 0
• saxophonic 0

See also autochthonic definition and autochthonic synonyms