aug|men|ta|tion

aug|men|ta|tion
aug|men|ta|tion «G mehn TAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act of augmenting or state or condition of being made larger; enlargement or increase: »

The power of the nobles declined with the augmentation of the power of the king.

2. a thing that augments; addition.
3. Music. the transformation of a melody by doubling or otherwise proportionately increasing the time values of the original notes.

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  • aug — aug; aug·men·ta·tion; aug·men·tor; aug·ment; aug·men·ta·tive; aug·ment·ed·ly; aug·ment·er; …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • men — men·acme; men·a·di·one; men·ar·che; men·as·pis; men·da·cious; men·da·cious·ly; men·da·cious·ness; men·dac·i·ty; men·de; men·de·lé·eff s; men·de·le·vi·um; men·de·lian·ism; men·de·lian·ist; men·del·ism; men·del·ize; men·del s; men·de·lye·ev·ite;… …   English syllables

  • augmentation — aug·men·ta·tion …   English syllables

  • augmentation — aug·men·ta·tion .ȯg mən tā shən, .men n 1) the act, action, or process of augmenting 2) something that augments * * * aug·men·ta·tion (awg″men taґshən) an adding on, or the resulting condition …   Medical dictionary

  • augment — aug|ment [ ɔg ment ] verb transitive FORMAL to increase the size, amount, or value of something ╾ aug|men|ta|tion [ ,ɔgmen teıʃn ] noun count or uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • augmentation — aug•men•ta•tion [[t]ˌɔg mɛnˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of augmenting or the state of being augmented 2) that by which anything is augmented • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME (< AF) < LL …   From formal English to slang

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • Augmentation — Aug men*ta tion, n. [LL. augmentatio: cf. F. augmentation.] 1. The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being augmented; enlargement. [1913 Webster] 3. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Augmentation court — Augmentation Aug men*ta tion, n. [LL. augmentatio: cf. F. augmentation.] 1. The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being augmented; enlargement. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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