Augmentation

Quick meaning: Augmentation is a noun meaning The act or process of augmenting.

Meaning

The act or process of augmenting.

More Meanings

1. An addition or extra, something that is added to something else.
2. (medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
3. (medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
4. (music) A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
5. (heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
6. (Scots law) An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.

Example Sentences

A small tablet is fixt near the Altar, upon wᶜʰ the friends of yᵉ defunct lay their offerings in mony according to their own ability and the quality of the person deceased. This custom proves a very happy augmentation to some of the very poor vicars, and is often the best part of their maintenance.

Word Forms

• augmentations

Synonyms for augmentation

Depending on context, synonyms include accretion, elevation, enlargement, expansion, extension, increase.

Antonyms for augmentation

Common opposites include diminution.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include enhancement, increment, increasing, increase, enlargement, growth.

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