n. [ LL. augmentatio: cf. F. augmentation. ] 1. The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The state of being augmented; enlargement. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. The thing added by way of enlargement. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Her.) A additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a mark of honor. Cussans. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. (Med.) The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on increasing. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. (Mus.) In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length. [ 1913 Webster ]
Augmentation court (Eng. Hist.), a court erected by Stat. 27 Hen. VIII., to augment the revenues of the crown by the suppression of monasteries. It was long ago dissolved. Encyc. Brit. [ 1913 Webster ]
Syn. -- Increase; enlargement; growth; extension; accession; addition. [ 1913 Webster ] | 
