About The Word Augmentation
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Augmentation
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What's The Definition Of Augmentation?
[n] the act of augmenting
[n] the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original) [n] the amount by which something increases Synonyms | Synonyms for Augmentation: Related Terms | Find terms related to Augmentation: accession | accretion | adjunct | annex | attachment | bonus | boot | complement | enhancement | enrichment | extra | fixture | increase | increment | plus | raise | reinforcement | rise See Also | increase | increase | statement | step-up Augmentation In Webster's Dictionary \Aug`men*ta"tion\, n. [LL. augmentatio: cf. F.
augmentation.]
1. The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by
addition, expansion, or dilation; increase.
2. The state of being augmented; enlargement.
3. The thing added by way of enlargement.
4. (Her.) A additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a
mark of honor. --Cussans.
5. (Med.) The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on
increasing. --Dunglison.
6. (Mus.) In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the
subject in tones of twice the original length.
{Augmentation court} (Eng. Hist.), a court erected by Stat.
27 Hen. VIII., to augment the revenues of the crown by the
suppression of monasteries. It was long ago dissolved.
--Encyc. Brit.
Syn: Increase; enlargement; growth; extension; accession;
addition.
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