growth, increase; addition, supplement
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Augmentation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The thing added by way of enlargement.
The thing added by way of enlargement.
(n.)
The state of being augmented; enlargement.
The state of being augmented; enlargement.
(n.)
The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on increasing.
The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on increasing.
(n.)
The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase.
The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase.
(n.)
In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length.
In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length.
(n.)
A additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a mark of honor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a mark of honor.
augmentation
\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. ussans.
5. (med.) the stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on increasing.
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. brit.
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augmentation court
Achwanegiad = n. m. augmentation, addition
Anghwanegiad = n. augmentation
Dyodwf = n. augmentation
Mwyedigaeth = n. augmentation
Noun
1. the amount by which something increases
(hypernym) increase
(derivation) augment
2. the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)
(antonym) diminution
(hypernym) statement
3. the act of augmenting
(hypernym) increase, step-up
(derivation) augment
Augmentation Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Biological control practices intended to increase the number or effectiveness of existing natural enemies.
Catherine R. WeedenAugmentation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Augment or augmentation may refer to:
- Augment (linguistics), a syllable added to the beginning of the word in certain Indo-European languages
- Augmentation (heraldry), heraldic modifications
- Augmentation (music), the musical technique of lengthening or widening of rhythm or interval
- Augmentation (obstetrics), the process by which the first &/or second stages of an already established labour is accelerated or potentiated by deliberate and artificial means.
- Augmentation (psychiatry), the combination of two or more drugs to achieve better treatment results
- Augmentation ideal, in mathematics, an ideal in a group ring
- Breast augmentation
- Synaptic augmentation, a form of short term synaptic plasticity
- Augmented cognition
- Augmented matrix, in mathematics, a matrix formed by placing two other matrices side-by-side
- Augmented reality
- NLS (computer system), a hypertext system derived from Douglas Engelbart's oNLine System, renamed "Augment" by Tymshare
- Nanotechnological augmentations, a feature in the computer game Deus Ex
- Prosthetic augmentations, a key feature in the computer game Deus Ex Human Revolution
- Genetically enhanced humans, who feature in the Star Trek franchise.
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Augmentation Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
The transfer of water from one source to another for the purpose of maintaining or raising the water level of a surface water body. B
