posttonic

[ pohst-ton-ik ]
/ poʊstˈtɒn ɪk /

adjective

immediately following a stressed syllable: a posttonic syllable; a posttonic vowel.

Origin of posttonic

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby posttonic

postsynaptic, postsynaptic membrane, posttension, posttest, posttibial, posttonic, posttranscriptional, posttransfusion, posttranslational, posttraumatic, posttraumatic epilepsy