syntonic
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syn·ton·ic
(sĭn-tŏn′ĭk)adj.
1. Psychology Characterized by a high degree of emotional responsiveness to the environment.
2. Electricity Of or relating to two oscillating circuits having the same resonant frequency.
[From Greek suntonos, high-strung, intense, attuned, from sunteinein, to draw tight : sun-, syn- + teinein, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
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syntonic
(sɪnˈtɒnɪk)adj
(Psychology) psychol emotionally in harmony with one's environment
[C20: from Greek suntonos in harmony with; see syn-, tone]
synˈtonically adv
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Translations
syntone
sintonico
syn·ton·ic
a. sintónico-a, rel. a un tipo de personalidad estable que se adapta normalmente al ambiente.
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