1. ionic - Noun
2. ionic - Adjective
3. Ionic - Proper noun
Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians.
Pertaining to the Ionic order of architecture, one of the three orders invented by the Greeks, and one of the five recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. Its distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes. See Illust. of Capital.
Of or pertaining to an ion; composed of ions.
A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long and two short, -- that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in which case it is called the greater Ionic; or two short and two long, -- that is, a pyrrhic and a spondee, in which case it is called the smaller Ionic.
A verse or meter composed or consisting of Ionic feet.
The Ionic dialect; as, the Homeric Ionic.
Ionic type.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe construction of temples of the Ionic order to Juno, Diana, Father Bacchus, and the other gods of that kind, will be in keeping with the middle position which they hold; for the building of such will be an appropriate combination of the severity of the Doric and the delicacy of the Corinthian. Vitruvius
The construction of temples of the Ionic order. Vitruvius
ionic charge Source: Internet
ionic crystals Source: Internet
ionic hydrogen Source: Internet
Additionally, the effective nuclear charge has increased, and thus the electrons are attracted more strongly towards the nucleus and the ionic radius decreases. Source: Internet