augmentation

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

augmentation (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 multiplying the length of each note by the same number

Related terms

• augmentative
• augmented
• auxiliary

Translations

the act or process of augmenting

in heraldry: a particular mark of honour

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

• German: Vergrößerung (de) f

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

music: a compositional technique

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Translations to be checked

• Romanian: augmentare

References

• The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]

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French

Noun

augmentation f (plural augmentations)

1. increase

Related terms

• augmenter