Meanings
nounmuscle tone (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, which helps maintain posture.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 肌張力 /肌张力
- 肌張力 /肌张力 (jīzhānglì)the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles
Finnish jänteys, lihasjänteys
- jänteysthe continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles
- lihasjänteysthe continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles
- tonusthe continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles
French tonus musculaire
- tonus musculairethe continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles
German Muskeltonus
- Muskeltonusthe continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles
Hungarian izomtónus
- izomtónusthe continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles
Irish teannas matán
- teannas matánthe continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles
Japanese 筋緊張
- 筋緊張 (sujikinchō)the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles
Portuguese tônus muscular
- tônus muscularthe continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles
Romanian tonus muscular
- tonus muscularthe continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles
Russian тон
- тон (ton)the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles
Spanish tono muscular
- tono muscularthe continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles
Ukrainian м'я́зови́й то́нус
- м'я́зови́й то́нус (mʺjázovýj tónus)the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles
Cite this entry
APA
muscle tone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscle%20tone
MLA
“muscle tone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscle%20tone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muscle tone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscle%20tone.
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