augmentation

/ɑgmɛnˈteɪʃɪn/

/ɔgmɛnˈteɪʃən/

Other forms: augmentations

Augmentation makes things bigger. An augmentation is also the amount something increases.

To augment is to enlarge something or to add to it. Augmentation is the noun for any process or amount that makes something bigger or greater. It often refers to a budget, curriculum, or some kinds of plastic surgery. The augmentation of the defense budget would increase the budget. The amount of the increase could also be called an augmentation.

Definitions of augmentation

1. noun

   the act of augmenting
   type of:

   increase, step-up

   the act of increasing something
2. noun

   the amount by which something increases
   type of:

   increase

   a change resulting in an increase
3. noun

   the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)
   antonyms:

   diminution

   the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)

   type of:

   statement

   (music) the presentation of a musical theme