Definition of Augmentation
Augmentation
The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase.
The state of being augmented; enlargement.
The thing added by way of enlargement.
A additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a mark of honor.
The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on increasing.
In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length.
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Augmentation Translations
augmentation in French is agrandissement
augmentation in Italian is ingrandimento
augmentation in Spanish is ampliacion
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