augmentation

aug·men·ta·tion  (ôgmn-tshn)

n.

1. The act or process of augmenting.

2. The condition of being augmented.

3. Something that augments.

4. Music The presentation of a theme in notes of usually double time value.

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augmentation [ˌɔːgmɛnˈteɪʃən]

n

1. the act of augmenting or the state of being augmented

2. the amount by which something is increased

3. (Music / Classical Music) Music the presentation of a subject of a fugue, in which the note values are uniformly increased Compare diminution [2]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	augmentation - the amount by which something increases increase - a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"
	2.	augmentation - the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original) statement - (music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata" diminution - the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
	3.	augmentation - the act of augmenting step-up, increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"

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augmentation

noun increase, rise, growth, inflation, boost, addition, build-up, strengthening, expansion, extension, swelling, heightening, reinforcement, enlargement, enhancement, accession, intensification, magnification, multiplication, amplification, dilation the augmentation of the army

Translations

augmentation [ˌɔːgmenˈteɪʃən] N → aumento m

augmentation

n → Vermehrung f; (of income also) → Vergrößerung f; (in numbers) → Zunahme f; (Mus) → Augmentation f; breast augmentation → Brustvergrößerung f