Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tonus

1 sense of tonus

Sense 1
tonicity, tonus, tone -- (the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity")
       => tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness -- (the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body")

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