Definitions for prolongation
ˌproʊ lɔŋˈgeɪ ʃən, -lɒŋ-pro·lon·ga·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengtheningnoun

   the act of prolonging something

   "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"

2. extension, lengthiness, prolongationnoun

   amount or degree or range to which something extends

   "the wire has an extension of 50 feet"

3. lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protractionnoun

   the consequence of being lengthened in duration

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prolongationnoun

   The act of prolonging.

2. prolongationnoun

   That which has been prolonged; an extension.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prolongationnoun

   Etymology: prolongation, Fr. from prolong.

   1. The act of lengthening.

   Nourishment in living creatures is for the prolongation of life. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   2. Delay to a longer time.

   This ambassage concerned only the prolongation of days for payment of monies. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

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1. Prolongation

   In music theory, prolongation is the process in tonal music through which a pitch, interval, or consonant triad is considered to govern spans of music when not physically sounding. It is a central principle in the music-analytic methodology of Schenkerian analysis, conceived by Austrian theorist Heinrich Schenker. The English term usually translates Schenker's Auskomponierung (better translated as "composing out" or "elaboration"). According to Fred Lerdahl, "The term 'prolongation' [...] usually means 'composing out' (Schenker's own intention for the term is open to debate)."Prolongation can be thought of as a way of generating musical content through the linear elaboration of simple and basic tonal structures with progressively increasing detail and sophistication, and thus analysis consists of a reduction from detail to structure. Important to the operation of prolongation is the hierarchical differentiation of pitches within a passage of tonal music. Typically, the note or harmony of highest hierarchical significance is the tonic, and this is said to be "prolonged" across durations of music that may feature many other different harmonies. (However, in principle any other type of consonant chord, pitch, or harmonic function can be prolonged within tonal music.) "In chord prolongation, one chord governs a prolongation of various chords; these different chords are subordinated to that one chord which they help to express and prolong."A pitch is located in a pitch class, a pitch class is located within a chord, a chord is located in a key region, a key is located in pitch space including the circle of fifths and their relative minors. A rhythmic event is located within the meter which is located within the form. Thus "reductions" are often made at different levels excluding the prolongational from the structural events; these may express the relationships through time-reductions or prologational reductions (which may be Urlinien or tree diagrams).

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1. prolongation

   Prolongation refers to the act of extending the duration or length of something or making it last longer. It can be used in various contexts such as music, psychology, medicine, and insurance among others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prolongationnoun

   the act of lengthening in space or in time; extension; protraction

2. Prolongationnoun

   that which forms an additional length

3. Etymology: [F. prolongation.]

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1. Prolongation

   In music theory, prolongation refers to the process in tonal music through which a pitch, interval, or consonant triad is able to govern spans of music when not physically sounding. It is a central principle in the music-analytic methodology of Schenkerian analysis, conceived by Austrian theorist Heinrich Schenker. Prolongation can be thought of as a way of generating musical content through the linear elaboration of simple and basic tonal structures with progressively increasing detail and sophistication. Important to the operation of prolongation is the hierarchical differentiation of pitches within a passage of tonal music. Typically, the note or harmony of highest hierarchical significance is the tonic, and this is said to be "prolonged" across durations of music that may feature many other different harmonies. Conversely, in a chord progression, harmonies are said to prolong a triad when they are subordinated to that governing chord in a systematic manner; the job of such prolonging harmonies is to express and extend the influence of that hierarchically super-ordinate pitch or triad. Because it enables a pitch or pitches to remain in effect over the course of a piece, even as many other harmonic events intervene, prolongation is central to the concept of tonality in music.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prolongation

   An extension of leave of absence, or a continuation of service.

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1. • Duration

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How to pronounce prolongation?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say prolongation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prolongation in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prolongation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of prolongation in a Sentence

1. Le Guen:

   Intensive care techniques in these extreme ages of life raise the question of an artificial prolongation of life and can be perceived by some as therapeutic relentlessness, therapeutics used in the ICU are uncomfortable.

2. Paulo Coelho:

   A bow has no conscience: it is a prolongation of the hand and desire of the archer. It can serve to kill or to meditate. Therefore, always be clear about your intentions. A bow is flexible, but it has its limits. Stretching it beyond its capacity will break it or exhaust the hand holding it. Therefore, try to be in harmony with your instrument and never ask more than it can give.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prolongation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prolongation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prolongation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolongation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prolongation
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=prolongation
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=prolongation