Look up: augmentation

1. Augmentation
   In heraldry an augmentation is an additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a mark of honour.
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2. Augmentation
   In music, in a counterpoint and fugue, an augmentation is a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length.
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3. Augmentation
   The practice of rearing and releasing biological control agents such as predators and parasites to enhance natural population levels and to control and maintain the pest population below an economic threshold.
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4. augmentation
   [n] - the amount by which something increases 2. [n] - the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original) 3. [n] - the act of augmenting
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5. augmentation
   any force designated by a nation to strengthen its national forces Category: Defense
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6. Augmentation
   Aug`men·ta'tion noun [ Late Latin augmentatio : confer French augmentation .] 1. The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase. 2. The state of being augmented; enlargeme...
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7. augmentation
   1. The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase. ... 2. The state of being augmented; enlargement. ... 3. The thing added by way of enlargement. ... 4. A additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a mark of honor. ... 5. <medicine> The st...
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8. augmentation
   noun the amount by which something increases
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9. augmentation
   noun the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)
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10. augmentation
    noun the act of augmenting
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11. augmentation
    (awg″men-ta´shәn) an adding on, or the resulting condition. bladder augmentation augmentation cystoplasty. breast augmentation popular name for augmentation mammaplasty.
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12. Augmentation
    • (n.) The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on increasing. • (n.) In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length. • (n.) The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase. • (...
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13. augmentation
    (from the article `GPS`) Although the travel time of a satellite signal to Earth is only a fraction of a second, much can happen to it in that interval. For example, ...
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14. augmentation
    
    • the amount by which something increases
    • the act of augmenting
    
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15. Augmentation
    To increase the value of a customer file by utilizing an overlay from another source.
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16. Augmentation
    Methods of medical intervention that help labor progress more rapidly once it has begun. This is usually done if the contractions are not strong enough to make changes in cervical dilation. Common mehtods of augmentation include pitocin to make contractions stronger, rupture the membranes and occasionally, nipple stimulation.
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17. Augmentation
    (music) In music and music theory `augmentation` (from Late Latin augmentare, to increase) is the lengthening or widening of rhythms, melodies, intervals or chords. The opposite is diminution (as in "a diminished triad"). A melody or series of notes is augmented if the...
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