augmentation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun The act or process of augmenting.
2. 2
   noun 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.
3. 3
   noun A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
4. 4
   noun The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
5. 5
   noun A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
6. 6
   noun An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.