Webster's Dictionary 1913

3376

Tonight (2)

To‐night″, n. The present or the coming night; the night after the present day.

3377

Tonite

Ton″ite (?), n. [Cf.L. tonare to thunder.] An explosive compound; a preparation of gun cotton.

3378

Tonka bean

Ton″ka bean′ (?). [Cf. F. onca, tonka.] (Bot.) The seed of a leguminous tree (Dipteryx odorata), native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in the sc...

3379

Tonnage

Ton″nage (?; 48), n. [From Ton a measure.]1. The weight of goods carried in a boat or a ship.2. The cubical content or burden of a vessel, or vessels, in tons; or, the amount of...

3380

Tonne

Tonne (?), n. A tun. Chaucer.

3381

Tonne (2)

‖Tonne (?), n. A metric ton.

3382

Tonneau

‖Ton′neau″ (?), n.; pl. Tonneaux (#). 1. In France, a light-wheeled vehicle with square or rounded body and rear entrance.2. (Automobiles) Orig., the after part of the body with...

3383

Tonnihood

Ton″ni‐hood (?), n.(Zoöl.) The female of the bullfinch; — called also tonyhoop.

3384

Tonnish

Ton″nish (?), a. In the ton; fashionable; modish. — Ton″nish‐ness, n.

3385

Tonometer

To‐nom″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. � a stretching, a tone + -meter.] 1. (Physics.) An instrument for determining the rate of vibrations in tones.2. (Physiol.) (a) An apparatus for studyi...

3386

Tonometry

To‐nom″e‐try (?), n. The act of measuring with a tonometer; specifically (Med.), measurement of tension, esp. the tension of the eyeball.

3387

Tonophant

Ton″o‐phant (?), n.(Physics.) A modification of the kaleidophon, for showing composition of acoustic vibrations. It consists of two thin slips of steel welded together, their le...

3388

Tonous

Ton″ous (?), a. Abounding in tone or sound.

3389

Tonquin bean

Ton″quin bean′ (tŏṉ″kĭn bēn). See Tonka bean.

3390

Tonsil

Ton″sil (?), n. [L. tonsill�, pl.: cf. F. tonsille.] (Anat.) One of the two glandular organs situated in the throat at the sides of the fauces. The tonsils are sometimes called ...

3391

Tonsilar

Ton″sil‐ar (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tonsils; tonsilitic. [Written also tonsillar.]

3392

Tonsile

Ton″sile (?), a. [L. tonsilis, fr. tondere, tonsum, to shear, clip. See Tonsure.] Capable of being clipped.

3393

Tonsilitic

Ton′sil‐it″ic (?), a.(Anat.) Tonsilar. [Written also tonsillitic.]

3394

Tonsilitis

‖Ton′sil‐i″tis (?), n. [NL. See Tonsil, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the tonsil; quinsy. [Written also, and more usually, tonsillitis.]

3395

Tonsilotome

Ton‐sil″o‐tome (?), n. [Tonsil + Gr. � to cut.] (Surg.) An instrument for removing the tonsils.

3396

Tonsilotomy

Ton′sil‐ot″o‐my (?), n.(Surg.) The operation of removing the tonsil, or a portion thereof.

3397

Tonsor

Ton″sor (?), n. A barber. Sir W. Scott.

3398

Tonsorial

Ton‐so″ri‐al (?), a. [L. tonsorius, fr. tonsor a shearer, barber, fr. tondere, tonsum, to shear. See Tonsure.] Of or pertaining to a barber, or shaving.

3399

Tonsure

Ton″sure (?), n. [F., fr. L. tonsura a shearing, clipping, from tondere, tonsum, to shear, shave; cf. Gr. � to gnaw; perhaps akin to Gr. � to cut, and E. tome.] 1. The act of cl...

3400

Tonsured

Ton″sured (?), a. Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald.A tonsured head in middle age forlorn. Tennyson.

3401

Tontine

Ton‐tine″ (?), n. [F., from It. tontina; — so called from its inventor, Tonti, an Italian, of the 17th century.] An annuity, with the benefit of survivorship, or a loan raised o...

3402

Tontine insurance

Ton‐tine″ in‐su″rance. (Life Insurance) Insurance in which the benefits of the insurance are distributed upon the tontine principle. Under the old, or full tontine, plan, all be...