Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To put into notation.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In zoology and botany, marked with spots or lines; variegated.
Wiktionary
- v. To mark with spots or lines, which are often colored.
- v. To add notes to; to annotate
- v. To create notation (i.e. music); to record/put down in the form of notation
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Marked with spots or lines, which are often colored.
WordNet 3.0
- v. put into notation, as of music or choreography
Etymologies
- Back-formation from notation.
Examples
“John Bevis contends that of the 10,000-odd bird species known world-wide, as many as 90% have been recorded, so it is possible for an interested auditor to listen carefully and " notate " the sound.”
“You can highlight, underline, bookmark, or otherwise notate your favorite sections.”
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“For this reason, his first great project was a notated Antiphoner: "For, in such a ways, with the help of God I have determined to notate this antiphoner, so that hereafter through it, any intelligent and diligent person can learn a chant, and after he has learned well part of it through a teach, he recognizes the rest unhesitatingly by himself without a teacher.”
“Every company executive I met could play an instrument; Goddard Lieberson, who pretty much built CBS Records (now Sony), could notate.”
“It's funny because I always notate when I start things and it was October 31st.”
“Additionally, if you would like to participate in both the free writing and prepared piece workshop, please notate this in the "It would be cool if A Space Oddity had ..." portion of the registration.”
“Be sure to notate all ATM and debit card transactions along with any paper checks written on your account.”
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“Unlike Schneemann's, Ehrenberg's artistic thrust does not originate or culminate in his personal experience (although his likeness recurs throughout his oeuvre); but it does rely on his urge to observe and notate the social patterns that surround him.”
The Huffington Post: Peter Frank: Blague d'Art: Up Against the Walls
“You can use the pen to notate eBooks, or to take notes on the included Journal application.”
The Huffington Post: Stephanie Vaughn Hapke: CES 2010: eReader Roundup
“Over the years Amis has learned how to notate a superbly comic speaking voice; getting it down on paper is comparable to a good composer's skill in scoring heteroclite sounds never before made by concert instruments.”
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biocon The definition "marked with spots or lines; variegated" constitutes an adjective http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/unabridged (also, Oxford English Dictionary online). Jun 10, 2011