'Prolation' definitions:
Definition of 'Prolation'
From: GCIDE
- Prolation \Pro*la"tion\, n. [L. prolatio: cf. F. prolation.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The act of prolating or pronouncing; utterance; pronunciation. [Obs.] --Ray. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The act of deferring; delay. [Obs.] --Ainsworth. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mus.) A medi[ae]val method of determining of the proportionate duration of semibreves and minims. --Busby. [1913 Webster]