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augmentation
[ awg-men-tey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of augmenting; state of being augmented.
- that by which anything is augmented.
- Music. modification of a theme by increasing the time value of all its notes.
- Heraldry. an addition to a coat of arms granted to a person by a sovereign power in recognition of a notable action.
augmentation
/ ˌɔËÉ¡³¾É›²Ôˈ³Ù±ðɪʃə²Ô /
noun
- the act of augmenting or the state of being augmented
- the amount by which something is increased
- music the presentation of a subject of a fugue, in which the note values are uniformly increased Compare diminution
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of augmentation1
Example Sentences
It meant their dosage had been increased which, in turn, had exacerbated their compulsive behaviour - a process known as augmentation.
But she adds that her film injects possible notes of caution into the issue of body augmentation.
"I'm thinking, not so much me - I'm nearly 70 - but there's young girls, because they wanted breast augmentation, and they're walking around like timebombs," she said.
An emerging area of future technology is motor augmentation -- using motorised wearable devices such as exoskeletons or extra robotic body parts to advance our motor capabilities beyond current biological limitations.
Now, six years later, diners across the country who visit a McDonald’s location will likely notice these augmentations.
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More About Augmentation
What doesÌýaugmentation mean?
Augmentation is the act or process of augmenting something—adding to it in a way that makes it bigger or better.
This can involve literally or figuratively increasing it in size, number, shape, value, or quality or in some other way.
The augmentation of a material involves the addition of another material or substance to make it stronger. The augmentation of a museum collection involves the addition of new artifacts.
The word can also refer to a thing that augments—an additional source of income is an augmentation to one’s salary.
Augment and augmentation are also used in a much more specific way in the context of music, but their general senses are much more commonly used.
Example: The augmentation of our emergency stockpile should be our top priority.
Where doesÌýaugmentation come from?
The first records of the word augmentation come from the 1400s. The verb augment is first recorded earlier and comes from the Late Latin augmentum, meaning “an increase,†from the verb ²¹³Ü²µ(ŧ°ù±ð), “to increase.â€
Augmentation is often used in the context of an increase in size or amount, but it can refer to other kinds of changes, such as in quality. Augment and augmentation are typically used in a neutral or positive way—they usually imply that whatever is being added to will be made better by the addition.
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What are some other forms related to augmentation?
- augment (verb)
What are some synonyms for augmentation?
What are some words that share a root or word element with augmentation?Ìý
What are some words that often get used in discussing augmentation?
How isÌýaugmentation used in real life?
Augmentation is a common word that can be used in all kinds of contexts.
Near term future is about intelligent , not job elimination
— Matti Haapamäki (@MattiHaapamaki)
our brains don't need augmenting, no problem there, it's our minds that need augmentation .. stuck with old concepts, blind to reality
— gregorylent (@gregorylent)
If a human is a human despite undergoing a radical process of augmentation then the argument that a persons gender has a deterministic relationship with the body is entirely debunked.
— Queer Buzzkill (they/them) (@trans_rage)
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Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of augmentation?
A. enhancement
B. lessening
C. strengthening
D. enlargement
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