τόν-ωσις,εως,ἡ,
A. strengthening, bracing,
Aret. CD 1.3 ; τοῦ βρέφους
Sor. 1.95
;τοῦ πνεύματοςib. 108 ;activity, force,
Ruf. ap. Orib. 8.24.19 : abs.,'tone', Apollon. ap. Orib. 7.19.1 .
2. vehemencein rhetoric, τονώσεις καὶ περιπαθήσεις
Ph. 1.158
.
II. accentuation,
Eust. 341.21 .