tone (redirected from muscle tones)

tone (ton)

1. normal degree of vigor and tension; in muscle, the resistance to passive elongation or stretch.

2. a healthy state of a part; tonus.

3. a particular quality of sound or of voice.

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tone (tn)

n.

1. The quality or character of sound.

2. The character of voice expressing an emotion.

3. The normal state of elastic tension or partial contraction in resting muscles.

4. Normal firmness of a tissue or an organ.

v.

To give tone or firmness to.

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tone

1. normal degree of vigor and tension; in muscle, the resistance to passive elongation or stretch.

2. a healthy state of a part; tonus.

3. a particular quality of sound or voice.

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tone Music therapy A musical sound Neurology The degree of tension in a muscle Psychology The nuance of a spoken phrase Sports medicine The baseline muscle tension, which usually reflects the amount of training. See Muscle tone.