augmentation
The act or process of augmentingThe act or process of augmenting.
» Mary wants to undergo breast augmentation surgery.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of augmenting.
the act of augmenting
(countable, uncountable)An addition or extra, something that is added to something else.
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, uncountable)A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
Vergrößerung
(countable, uncountable)The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
(countable, uncountable)A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
(countable, uncountable)An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
Examples
4 sentencesMary wants to undergo breast augmentation surgery.
Martha wanted a rhinoplasty and lip augmentation.
She has had multiple plastic surgeries, including breast augmentations and a nose job.
ruОна перенесла многочисленные пластические операции, включая увеличение груди и коррекцию формы носа.
deSie hat sich mehreren Schönheitsoperationen unterzogen, einschließlich Brustvergrößerungen und einer Nasenkorrektur.
There are many forms of synaptic plasticity. For example, basic forms are augmentation and facilitation, while more complex forms are potentiation.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English augmentation, augmentacion, augmentacioun, from Old French augmentacioFrom Middle English augmentation, augmentacion, augmentacioun, from Old French augmentacion, from Latin augmentātiō, verbal noun from augmentō (“increase”, verb).
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Forms
plural: augmentations| Singular | augmentation |
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Synonyms
9 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable