Peloton — from French peloton
'platoon, group of people' (15c.), from M.Fr. peloton,
lit. 'little ball,' hence, 'agglomeration,' dim. of O.Fr.
pelote 'ball' (see pellet). (2) In
baseball and cycling, 'to alternate (a player) with another in
the same position'.
Tonic — from Greek tonikos 'of or
for stretching', from tonos 'tension, tone'.
(1) The tonic is the first note of a musical
scale in the tonal method of musical composition. The tonic is
the pitch upon which all other pitches of a piece are
hierarchically referenced. More specifically, the triad formed on
the tonic note, the tonic chord, is the most significant chord.
(2) A substance taken to give a feeling of
vigour or well-being.
