Category:Prolation

Pro*la"tion, n. Etym: [l. prolatio: cf. F. prolation.]

1. The act of prolating or pronouncing; utterance; pronunciation. [obs.] Ray.

2. The act of deferring; delay. [obs.] Ainsworth.

3. (mus.)

Defn: a mediæval method of determining of the proportionate duration Of semibreves and minims. Busby.