rōnaki
1. (verb) to move with an even motion, gliding easily, sloping, slanting.
Tēnā ko te inu i te wai mātao, rōnaki tonu te heke i te korokoro, ā ngata noa, me te tere tonu o te ngata (TP 5/1903:6). / Well, when drinking cold water it slips easily down the throat and is satisfying, and the satisfaction is immediate.
Synonyms: naki
2. (noun) gradient, slope, incline, ramp.
Ko te rōnaki te kaha piki, te kaha heke rānei o tētahi rārangi i te kauwhata. Mēnā e piki ana te rārangi he tau tōrunga hei whakaatu i te rōnaki. Mēnā e heke ana te rārangi, he tau tōraro te rōnaki (TRP 2010:243). / The gradient is the slope of a line on a graph. If the line is ascending, a positive number is used to show its gradient. If the line is descending, it takes a negative number (TRP 2010:243).
3. (noun) legato, slur (music).
Ko te rōnaki: Kia āhua māene, kia kōtuitui te whakatangi i ngā oro e honoa ana ki tēnei tohu (RTP 2015:116). / Legato: The playing of the notes should be somewhat soft when linked with this symbol.
