Augmentation
Pronunciation : Aug`men*ta"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. augmentatio: cf. F. augmentation.]
Definition : 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.)
Defn: A additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a mark of honor. Cussans.
5. (Med.)
Defn: The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on increasing. Dunglison.
6. (Mus.)
Defn: 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 to revenues of the crown by the suppression of monasteries. It was long ago dissolved. Encyc. Brit.
Syn. -- Increase; enlargement; growth; extension; accession; addition.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913