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Ionian

adj, noun — 9 senses

Ionian

adj

UK /aɪˈəʊni.ən/ · US /aɪˈoʊni.ən/

Etymology From Ionia + -n.

1

Relating to the Hellenic people of that name.

› Synonym of Ionic.

2

Pertaining to Ionia, the ancient (ca 1100 BC) region including western Asia Minor and the adjacent Aegean Islands occupied by the Ionian people.

3

Architecture Alternative Alternative form of Ionic.

4

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Designating the Ionian mode or scale; the name of the major key in modal theory.

Derived terms
Ionian mode

Ionian

noun

Etymology From Ionia + -n.

1

A member of the Ionians, one of the races of Ancient Greece.

Related terms
Ionic

Ionian

adj

Etymology The origin of the sea’s name is uncertain. The Ionian Sea was believed in the Greek tradition to have been named after Io, who was said to have swum in it. The geological period was named after the Ionian Coast in Italy.

1

Only used in Ionian Islands.

Ionian

noun

Etymology From Io (“moon of Jupiter”) + -n- + -ian.

1

Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction An inhabitant of Io, a moon of Jupiter.

Ionian

adj

Etymology From Io (“moon of Jupiter”) + -n- + -ian.

1

Astronomy, Natural sciences, Planetology Relating to Io, one of the moons of the planet Jupiter.

  • Bagenal, Dowling & McKinnon (2007), Jupiter: The Planet, Satellites and Magnetosphere. Cambridge University Press, p. 313. Despite the variations in Ionian vulcanism ...
2

Astronomy, Natural sciences Relating to the asteroid (52) Io.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.