Definition of augmentation in English:

augmentation

noun ɔːɡmɛnˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌɔɡmɛnˈteɪʃ(ə)n

mass noun

1The action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount.
the augmentation of the curriculum with new subjects
Example sentencesExamples
- Direct augmentation of human memory and mental processing through implanted connections to a computer will be just a natural extension of current trends.
- He adopted a holistic approach to augmentation of water resources.
- The breast augmentation was successful, and she says she feels much younger.
- In such a situation, the bladder is enlarged by a procedure called bladder augmentation that increases the bladder capacity and reduces the pressure.
- All good federalists should oppose this judicial augmentation of Congress's powers.
- Through this and future augmentations, we hope that the population levels increase to the point where the species can again sustain itself.
- Land revenue, despite its sluggish growth in the past, does hold tremendous promise for augmentation of the State's revenues if handled judiciously and with determination.
- The augmentation in diameter is what allows for increases in blood flow to your skeletal muscle.
- The augmentation will be gradual and steady in order to avoid inflation.
- Other measures focus on early detection of cancers, augmentation of treatment facilities and establishment of equitable pain control and a palliative care network.
- Internal intelligence collection should go fulltime to the police, who with minor augmentation can operate a fully fledged intelligence service with appropriate funding.
- If (a big ‘if’) we believe that augmentation of their profits will increase their incentives to engage in socially beneficial innovation, that's good.
- With expenditure likely to increase further, revenue augmentation may become a necessity to facilitate higher development expenditure.
- An increasing number of women are choosing breast augmentation to enhance their appearance.
- Hand-pollinating the orchid has increased seed production, which allows for augmentation of existing populations and introduction of seed to start new populations.
- Since the 1960s it has been possible to perform soft tissue augmentation with a diversity of products.
- A number of clients come for ear corrections and eye lid surgery, while augmentation is also popular.
- The augmentation of the tourist facilities at Neyyar Dam has attracted many to the tourist spot located a little off the city.
Synonyms
increase, expansion, proliferation, multiplication, enlargement, amplification, mushrooming, snowballing, rise, escalation, build-up
1. 1.1Music The lengthening of the time values of notes in a melodic part.
  Example sentencesExamples
  His interest in counterpoint is shown in a set of 120 canons, which use such techniques as augmentation, diminution, and retrograde motion.
  Did Tallis know he would create this precise atmosphere when he started to plan all those inversions and augmentations?
  After a long crescendo, the theme appears on the whole orchestra, fortissimo, in an augmentation, and gives way to a sort of Dance before the Ark.
  Still in place as well are my customary rhythms, based on added note values, on augmentation, on the absence of measured bars, offering a very simple but completely unconventional use of note-values and duration.
  In Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ, Reich then develops the piece by overlaying augmentations of the musical pattern - lengthening of the note values to create a subjective slowing-down.
  At the climax of the movement, the row is heard in diminution in the highest register of the piano, while in the left hand the row is heard in augmentation in the very lowest register of the instrument.
  Synonyms
  expansion, increase, enlargement
2. 1.2Heraldry count noun An addition to a coat of arms granted as a mark of special honour.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Heraldic augmentations for gallant individuals are recorded as far back as the battle of Flodden in 1513.
  Synonyms
  supplement, appendage, adjunct, addendum, add-on, extra, accompaniment, extension, rider

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin augmentatio(n-), from the verb augmentare (see augment).

Definition of augmentation in US English:

augmentation

nounˌôɡmenˈtāSH(ə)nˌɔɡmɛnˈteɪʃ(ə)n

1The action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount.
the augmentation of the curriculum with new subjects
Example sentencesExamples
- Hand-pollinating the orchid has increased seed production, which allows for augmentation of existing populations and introduction of seed to start new populations.
- A number of clients come for ear corrections and eye lid surgery, while augmentation is also popular.
- The augmentation of the tourist facilities at Neyyar Dam has attracted many to the tourist spot located a little off the city.
- Land revenue, despite its sluggish growth in the past, does hold tremendous promise for augmentation of the State's revenues if handled judiciously and with determination.
- Direct augmentation of human memory and mental processing through implanted connections to a computer will be just a natural extension of current trends.
- With expenditure likely to increase further, revenue augmentation may become a necessity to facilitate higher development expenditure.
- Through this and future augmentations, we hope that the population levels increase to the point where the species can again sustain itself.
- The augmentation in diameter is what allows for increases in blood flow to your skeletal muscle.
- All good federalists should oppose this judicial augmentation of Congress's powers.
- Since the 1960s it has been possible to perform soft tissue augmentation with a diversity of products.
- An increasing number of women are choosing breast augmentation to enhance their appearance.
- In such a situation, the bladder is enlarged by a procedure called bladder augmentation that increases the bladder capacity and reduces the pressure.
- Other measures focus on early detection of cancers, augmentation of treatment facilities and establishment of equitable pain control and a palliative care network.
- If (a big ‘if’) we believe that augmentation of their profits will increase their incentives to engage in socially beneficial innovation, that's good.
- The breast augmentation was successful, and she says she feels much younger.
- Internal intelligence collection should go fulltime to the police, who with minor augmentation can operate a fully fledged intelligence service with appropriate funding.
- He adopted a holistic approach to augmentation of water resources.
- The augmentation will be gradual and steady in order to avoid inflation.
Synonyms
increase, expansion, proliferation, multiplication, enlargement, amplification, mushrooming, snowballing, rise, escalation, build-up
1. 1.1Music The lengthening of the time values of notes in a melodic part.
  Example sentencesExamples
  At the climax of the movement, the row is heard in diminution in the highest register of the piano, while in the left hand the row is heard in augmentation in the very lowest register of the instrument.
  After a long crescendo, the theme appears on the whole orchestra, fortissimo, in an augmentation, and gives way to a sort of Dance before the Ark.
  In Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ, Reich then develops the piece by overlaying augmentations of the musical pattern - lengthening of the note values to create a subjective slowing-down.
  Still in place as well are my customary rhythms, based on added note values, on augmentation, on the absence of measured bars, offering a very simple but completely unconventional use of note-values and duration.
  Did Tallis know he would create this precise atmosphere when he started to plan all those inversions and augmentations?
  His interest in counterpoint is shown in a set of 120 canons, which use such techniques as augmentation, diminution, and retrograde motion.
  Synonyms
  expansion, increase, enlargement
2. 1.2Heraldry An addition to a coat of arms granted as a mark of special honor.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Heraldic augmentations for gallant individuals are recorded as far back as the battle of Flodden in 1513.
  Synonyms
  supplement, appendage, adjunct, addendum, add-on, extra, accompaniment, extension, rider

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin augmentatio(n-), from the verb augmentare (see augment).

单词	augmentation
释义	Definition of augmentation in English: augmentation noun ɔːɡmɛnˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌɔɡmɛnˈteɪʃ(ə)n mass noun 1The action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount. the augmentation of the curriculum with new subjects Example sentencesExamples Direct augmentation of human memory and mental processing through implanted connections to a computer will be just a natural extension of current trends. He adopted a holistic approach to augmentation of water resources. The breast augmentation was successful, and she says she feels much younger. In such a situation, the bladder is enlarged by a procedure called bladder augmentation that increases the bladder capacity and reduces the pressure. All good federalists should oppose this judicial augmentation of Congress's powers. Through this and future augmentations, we hope that the population levels increase to the point where the species can again sustain itself. Land revenue, despite its sluggish growth in the past, does hold tremendous promise for augmentation of the State's revenues if handled judiciously and with determination. The augmentation in diameter is what allows for increases in blood flow to your skeletal muscle. The augmentation will be gradual and steady in order to avoid inflation. Other measures focus on early detection of cancers, augmentation of treatment facilities and establishment of equitable pain control and a palliative care network. Internal intelligence collection should go fulltime to the police, who with minor augmentation can operate a fully fledged intelligence service with appropriate funding. If (a big ‘if’) we believe that augmentation of their profits will increase their incentives to engage in socially beneficial innovation, that's good. With expenditure likely to increase further, revenue augmentation may become a necessity to facilitate higher development expenditure. An increasing number of women are choosing breast augmentation to enhance their appearance. Hand-pollinating the orchid has increased seed production, which allows for augmentation of existing populations and introduction of seed to start new populations. Since the 1960s it has been possible to perform soft tissue augmentation with a diversity of products. A number of clients come for ear corrections and eye lid surgery, while augmentation is also popular. The augmentation of the tourist facilities at Neyyar Dam has attracted many to the tourist spot located a little off the city. Synonyms increase, expansion, proliferation, multiplication, enlargement, amplification, mushrooming, snowballing, rise, escalation, build-up 1.1Music The lengthening of the time values of notes in a melodic part. Example sentencesExamples His interest in counterpoint is shown in a set of 120 canons, which use such techniques as augmentation, diminution, and retrograde motion. Did Tallis know he would create this precise atmosphere when he started to plan all those inversions and augmentations? After a long crescendo, the theme appears on the whole orchestra, fortissimo, in an augmentation, and gives way to a sort of Dance before the Ark. Still in place as well are my customary rhythms, based on added note values, on augmentation, on the absence of measured bars, offering a very simple but completely unconventional use of note-values and duration. In Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ, Reich then develops the piece by overlaying augmentations of the musical pattern - lengthening of the note values to create a subjective slowing-down. At the climax of the movement, the row is heard in diminution in the highest register of the piano, while in the left hand the row is heard in augmentation in the very lowest register of the instrument. Synonyms expansion, increase, enlargement 1.2Heraldry count noun An addition to a coat of arms granted as a mark of special honour. Example sentencesExamples Heraldic augmentations for gallant individuals are recorded as far back as the battle of Flodden in 1513. Synonyms supplement, appendage, adjunct, addendum, add-on, extra, accompaniment, extension, rider Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin augmentatio(n-), from the verb augmentare (see augment). Definition of augmentation in US English: augmentation nounˌôɡmenˈtāSH(ə)nˌɔɡmɛnˈteɪʃ(ə)n 1The action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount. the augmentation of the curriculum with new subjects Example sentencesExamples Hand-pollinating the orchid has increased seed production, which allows for augmentation of existing populations and introduction of seed to start new populations. A number of clients come for ear corrections and eye lid surgery, while augmentation is also popular. The augmentation of the tourist facilities at Neyyar Dam has attracted many to the tourist spot located a little off the city. Land revenue, despite its sluggish growth in the past, does hold tremendous promise for augmentation of the State's revenues if handled judiciously and with determination. Direct augmentation of human memory and mental processing through implanted connections to a computer will be just a natural extension of current trends. With expenditure likely to increase further, revenue augmentation may become a necessity to facilitate higher development expenditure. Through this and future augmentations, we hope that the population levels increase to the point where the species can again sustain itself. The augmentation in diameter is what allows for increases in blood flow to your skeletal muscle. All good federalists should oppose this judicial augmentation of Congress's powers. Since the 1960s it has been possible to perform soft tissue augmentation with a diversity of products. An increasing number of women are choosing breast augmentation to enhance their appearance. In such a situation, the bladder is enlarged by a procedure called bladder augmentation that increases the bladder capacity and reduces the pressure. Other measures focus on early detection of cancers, augmentation of treatment facilities and establishment of equitable pain control and a palliative care network. If (a big ‘if’) we believe that augmentation of their profits will increase their incentives to engage in socially beneficial innovation, that's good. The breast augmentation was successful, and she says she feels much younger. Internal intelligence collection should go fulltime to the police, who with minor augmentation can operate a fully fledged intelligence service with appropriate funding. He adopted a holistic approach to augmentation of water resources. The augmentation will be gradual and steady in order to avoid inflation. Synonyms increase, expansion, proliferation, multiplication, enlargement, amplification, mushrooming, snowballing, rise, escalation, build-up 1.1Music The lengthening of the time values of notes in a melodic part. Example sentencesExamples At the climax of the movement, the row is heard in diminution in the highest register of the piano, while in the left hand the row is heard in augmentation in the very lowest register of the instrument. After a long crescendo, the theme appears on the whole orchestra, fortissimo, in an augmentation, and gives way to a sort of Dance before the Ark. In Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ, Reich then develops the piece by overlaying augmentations of the musical pattern - lengthening of the note values to create a subjective slowing-down. Still in place as well are my customary rhythms, based on added note values, on augmentation, on the absence of measured bars, offering a very simple but completely unconventional use of note-values and duration. Did Tallis know he would create this precise atmosphere when he started to plan all those inversions and augmentations? His interest in counterpoint is shown in a set of 120 canons, which use such techniques as augmentation, diminution, and retrograde motion. Synonyms expansion, increase, enlargement 1.2Heraldry An addition to a coat of arms granted as a mark of special honor. Example sentencesExamples Heraldic augmentations for gallant individuals are recorded as far back as the battle of Flodden in 1513. Synonyms supplement, appendage, adjunct, addendum, add-on, extra, accompaniment, extension, rider Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin augmentatio(n-), from the verb augmentare (see augment).
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