Adjective: ionic I'ó-nik
- Containing, involving or occurring in the form of ions
"ionic hydrogen"; "ionic charge"; "ionic crystals"
- Of or pertaining to the Ionic order of classical Greek architecture
"The Ionic columns of the temple were adorned with distinctive volutes"
- Of or relating to Ionia or its inhabitants or its language
"The Ionic dialect was one of the main ancient Greek dialects"
- The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
- Attic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greek
Type of: Ancient Greek, Ancient Greek language
Antonym: nonionic
Encyclopedia: Ionic