Pro-lā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. prolatio, O. & N. Fr. prolation, Pr. prolatio, Sp. prolacion, It. prolazione. See PROLATE.] [Obs.]

1. The act of prolating or pronouncing; utterance; pronunciation. Ray.
2. Delay; act of deferring. Ainsworth.
3. (Mus.) A method of determining the power of semibreves and minims. Busby.