Ionic vs. Covalent

Ionicadjective

(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing ions

Ionicadjective

Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians.

Ionicadjective

Pertaining to the Ionic order of architecture, one of the three orders invented by the Greeks, and one of the five recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. Its distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes. See Illust. of Capital.

Ionicadjective

Of or pertaining to ions; composed of ions, containing ions, or breaking down into ions when dissolved in a polar solvent; as, an ionic solution will conduct a current of electricity. Opposite of nonionic.

Ionicnoun

A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long and two short, - that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in which case it is called the greater Ionic; or two short and two long, - that is, a pyrrhic and a spondee, in which case it is called the smaller Ionic.

Ionicnoun

The Ionic dialect; as, the Homeric Ionic.

Ionicnoun

Ionic type.

Ionicnoun

the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Ionia

Ionicadjective

containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions;

Ionicadjective

oldest and simplest of the three orders of classical Greek architecture

Ionicadjective

relating to or denoting a classical order of architecture characterized by a column with scroll shapes (volutes) on either side of the capital.

Ionicadjective

another term for Ionian

Ionicnoun

the Ionic order of architecture.

Ionicnoun

the ancient Greek dialect used in Ionia.

Covalentadjective

(chemistry) Containing or characterized by a covalent bond.

Covalentadjective

of or relating to or characterized by covalence;