单词 | augmentation |
释义 | augmentation /awg'men tay"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of augmenting; state of being augmented. 2. that by which anything is augmented. 3. Music. modification of a theme by increasing the time value of all its notes. 4. Heraldry. an addition to a coat of arms granted to a person by a sovereign power in recognition of a notable action. [1425-75; late ME ( < AF) < LL augmentation- (s. of augmentatio). See AUGMENT, -ATION; r. late ME aumentacion < MF] |
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