Definition/Meaning of augmentation

• English - Noun: augmentation ( plural augmentations ) The act or process of augmenting . ( heraldry ) A particular mark of honour , granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action , or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms , or on an escutcheon or canton . ( medicine ) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part , as breast augmentation . ( medicine ) The stage of a disease during…
• English - Etymology: From Old French augmentacion , from Latin augmentatio , verbal noun from augmento ( “ to increase ” )
• English - Pronunciation: Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• English - References: The Manual of Heraldry , Fifth Edition , by Anonymous , London , 1862, online at [1]
• French - Noun: augmentation