Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

tic

 - 8 dictionary results
Tenant-in-common Experts
Largest listing of TIC properties with extensive due diligence
www.cornerstoneexchange.com

tic

  [tik]
Use tic in a Sentence
–noun
1. Pathology.
a. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
b. tic douloureux.
2. a persistent or recurrent behavioral trait; personal quirk: her distinctive verbal tics.
Origin:
1790–1800; < F (of expressive orig.)
Tenant-in-common Experts
Largest listing of TIC properties with extensive due diligence
www.cornerstoneexchange.com

-tic

 
a suffix, equivalent in meaning to -ic, occurring in adjectives of Greek origin (analytic), used esp. in the formation of adjectives from nouns with stems in -sis: hematotic; neurotic.
Origin:
< Gk -tikos, extracted from adjs. derived with -ikos -ic from agent nouns ending in -tēs; cf. hieratic
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To tic
tic   (tĭk)   
n.  A habitual spasmodic muscular movement or contraction, usually of the face or extremities.
intr.v.   ticced, tic·cing, tics
To have a tic; produce tics.

[French.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary
tongue in cheek

and TIC
  1. phr. & comp. abb.
    a phrase said when the speaker is joking or not being sincere. : My comment was made TIC. Don't take me seriously.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

tic 
twitching of a facial muscle, 1822, often a shortening of tic douloureux "severe facial neuralgia," lit. "painful twitch" (1800), from Fr. tic "a twitching disease of horses" (1611), of unknown origin. Klein suggests an imitative origin; Fr. etymologists compare it to It. ticchio "whim, caprice."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tic
Pronunciation: 'tik
Function: noun
1 : local and habitual spasmodic motion of particular muscles especially of the face : TWITCHING
2 : a habitual usually unconscious quirk of behavior or speech
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

tic (tĭk)
n.
A habitual spasmodic muscular movement or contraction, usually of the face or extremities. Also called habit spasm.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Abbreviations & Acronyms
TIC

  1. tongue in cheek

  2. total inorganic carbon

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see tic on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way