Coloration

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Alternative forms

• colouration

Origin

From French coloration, from Latin colōrātio.

Full definition of coloration

Noun

1. The act or art of coloring.
2. The quality of being colored.
3. (music) A notational devise for indicating hemiola through either use of red ink (in mensural black notation) or black noteheads (in mensural white notation); or
4. (music) Ornamental division (also called passaggi, glosas, diminutions. etc.) employing rapid "black notes".