colotomic

adjective

col·​o·​tom·​ic ˌkä-lə-ˈtä-mik 

: of or relating to the use of specific instruments to mark off established time intervals especially in traditional Indonesian music

As in Java, the rhythmic structure of Balinese gamelan pieces is manifest in a colotomic framework played on various sizes of gongs.

—Henry Spiller, Gamelan, 2004

Word History

Etymology

colotom(y) + -ic entry 1, after Dutch colotomisch

Note: See note at colotomy .

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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