augmentation

English Edit

Etymology Edit

From Middle English augmentation, augmentacion, augmentacioun, from Old French augmentacion, from Latin augmentātiō, verbal noun from augmentō (“increase”, verb).

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Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun Edit

augmentation (countable and uncountable, plural augmentations)

The act or process of augmenting.
(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.
(medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
(medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
(music) A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
(Scotland, law) An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.

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Translations Edit

the act or process of augmenting

Bulgarian: увеличаване (bg) (uveličavane)
Finnish: suurennus (fi)
Latin: augmentatio f
Polish: augmentacja (pl) f (archaic), powiększenie (pl) n

in heraldry: a particular mark of honour

French: augmentie c or n or n pl
Swedish: hederstillägg n

medicine: a surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation

Dutch: vergroting (nl) f
Finnish: suurennusleikkaus
German: Vergrößerung (de) f

medicine: the stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue

Portuguese: anábase (pt) f

music: a compositional technique

Polish: augmentacja (pl) f

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