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notation
[noh-tey-shuhn]
noun
a system of graphic symbols for a specialized use, other than ordinary writing.
musical notation.
the process or method of noting or setting down by means of a special system of signs or symbols.
the act of noting, marking, or setting down in writing.
a note, jotting, or record; annotation.
notations in the margin.
notation
/ nəʊˈteɪʃən /
noun
any series of signs or symbols used to represent quantities or elements in a specialized system, such as music or mathematics
the act or process of notating
the act of noting down
a note or record
Other Word Forms
- notational adjective
- nonnotational adjective
- renotation noun
- subnotation noun
- subnotational adjective
- unnotational adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of notation1
Example Sentences
Many of the amphorae were covered with written notations, which indicated previous uses such as storing olives or lentils.
Although one line on the mortgage application for the Atlanta condo listed the property as a primary residence, other records show that this “was at most an inadvertent notation,” Lowell said.
Shortly after “In C,” Riley gave up the use of notation, devoting himself to keyboard improvisation and his vocal raga practice.
He noted where smugglers had blowtorched openings big enough to crawl through and pointed out the spray-painted notation of when those gaps were closed.
Israel, for its part, dressed freed Palestinian prisoners in white sweatshirts bearing a blue Star of David, and a notation in Arabic that their crimes would not be forgotten.
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