augmentation

English

Etymology

From Old French augmentacion, from Latin augmentatio, verbal noun from augmento (“to increase”)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

augmentation (countable and uncountable, plural augmentations)

  1. The act or process of augmenting.
  2. (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.
  3. (medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
  4. (medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
  5. (music) a compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.

Translations

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

  • The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at

French

Noun

augmentation f (plural augmentations)

  1. An increase, a raise
  2. A pay raise

Further reading

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