3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Subtonic \Sub*ton"ic\, n. 1. (Phonetics) A subtonic sound or element; a vocal consonant, as b, d, g, n, etc.; a subvocal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) The seventh tone of the scale, or that immediately below the tonic; -- called also {subsemitone}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Subtonic \Sub*ton"ic\, a. (Phonetics) Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but dimmed and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in the oral or the nasal passage, and in some cases with a mixture of breath sound; -- a term introduced by Dr. James Rush in 1833. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect]155, 199-202. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: subtonic n : (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale [syn: {leading tone}]
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