augmentation

noun
UK: /ɔːɡmənˈteɪʃən/
US: /ˌɑːɡmənˈteɪʃən/

  1. The act of increasing something in size, amount, or degree.

    1. The augmentation of our sales is our main goal this year. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company invested heavily in data augmentation to improve its AI models. [ ] [ ]

  2. A process of making something greater or more intense.

    1. The augmentation of the music made the scene more emotional. [ ] [ ]
    2. The augmentation of security measures was a direct result of the recent breach. [ ] [ ]

  3. Something added to enhance or improve something else.

    1. The software update provided a significant augmentation to the system. [ ] [ ]
    2. The new lighting system is a welcome augmentation to the studio setup. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

increase expansion addition
augmentation transitive-verb

  1. To increase the size, amount, or intensity of something.

    1. We need to augmentation our efforts to reach our goals. [ ] [ ]
    2. They planned to augmentation the existing structure with a new wing. [ ] [ ]

  2. To add something to improve or enhance something else.

    1. The artist decided to augmentation the painting with brighter colors. [ ] [ ]
    2. The author uses vivid descriptions to augmentation the reader's experience. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "augmentation" in English means: The act of increasing something in size, amount, or degree., A process of making something greater or more intense., Something added to enhance or improve something else..

The phonetic transcription of "augmentation" is /ɔːɡmənˈteɪʃən/ in British English and /ˌɑːɡmənˈteɪʃən/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "augmentation": increase, expansion, addition.

Example usage of "augmentation": "The augmentation of our sales is our main goal this year.". More examples on the page.