Difference between Tonal and Tonic

What is the difference between Tonal and Tonic?

Tonal as an adjective is of, or related to tones or tonality while Tonic as an adjective is restorative, curative or invigorating.

Tonal

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of, or related to tones or tonality employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic employing differences in pitch to distinguish differences in the meaning of otherwise similar words

Tonic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Restorative, curative or invigorating.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A drink intended to restore or invigorate.Tonic water.(Northeastern US) Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop.The first note of a scale.The triad built on the tonic note.

Example sentence: In their eyes as they pass is not hatred, not excitement, not despair, not the tonic of their victory - there is just the simple expression of being here as though they had been here doing this forever, and nothing else.

We hope you now know whether to use Tonal or Tonic in your sentence.

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