'Electrotonic' definitions:
Definition of 'Electrotonic'
From: GCIDE
- Electrotonic \E*lec`tro*ton"ic\, a.
- 1. (Physics) Of or pertaining to electrical tension; -- said of a supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit during its exposure to the action of another conducting circuit traversed by a uniform electric current when both circuits remain stationary. --Faraday. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Physiol.) Relating to electrotonus; as, the electrotonic condition of a nerve. [1913 Webster]