aug·men·ta·tion /ˌɔgmənˈteʃən, ˌmɛn-/
  增加,增大,增加物
  aug·men·ta·tion /ˌɔgmənˈteʃən, ˌmɛn-/ 名詞
  增加,增進,強化,增大,加強
  Aug·men·ta·tion n.
  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. Her. A additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a mark of honor.
  5. Med. The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on increasing.
  6. Mus. In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length.
  Augmentation court Eng. Hist., a court erected by Stat. 27 Hen. VIII., to augment the revenues of the crown by the suppression of monasteries. It was long ago dissolved.
  Syn: -- Increase; enlargement; growth; extension; accession; addition.
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  augmentation
       n 1: the amount by which something increases
       2: the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration
          (usually twice the length of the original) [ant: diminution]
       3: the act of augmenting