ionic
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• adjective
Relating to, composed of, or using ions (atoms or molecules with a net electric charge), especially in reference to chemical bonds formed by the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.
"Sodium chloride is a classic example of an ionic compound formed by the transfer of electrons between a metal and a nonmetal."
Relating to or denoting a classical order of Greek architecture characterized by slender fluted columns and capitals decorated with spiral scroll-like ornaments (volutes) (usually capitalized as 'Ionic').
"The museum's grand facade features tall Ionic columns with distinctive scroll-shaped capitals."
Relating to the ancient Greek region of Ionia on the western coast of Asia Minor, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Ancient Greek (usually capitalized as 'Ionic').
"Herodotus wrote his famous histories in the Ionic dialect of Ancient Greek."
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Word Origin & Etymology
In its scientific sense, it is derived from the noun 'ion', coined in 1834 by Michael Faraday and William Whewell from the Ancient Greek 'iōn' (meaning 'going'). In its capitalized architectural and historical sense, it comes via Latin 'Ionicus' from Ancient Greek 'Iōnikos', referring to the region of Ionia on the western coast of Asia Minor.