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Plural
augmentations
1
the act or process of adding the amount, value, or size of something
- The recent augmentation of staff has significantly improved the efficiency of the department.
- The company invested in the augmentation of its production facilities to meet growing demand.
- The augmentation of the city's infrastructure was necessary to support the increasing population.
- She noticed a clear augmentation in her muscle strength after months of consistent training.
- The budget augmentation allowed the research team to acquire advanced equipment for their experiments.
2
the musical technique of restating a theme using notes of longer duration, typically doubling the length of the original
- The composer used augmentation to give the melody a more solemn character.
- In the fugue, the subject appeared in augmentation in the final section.
- Augmentation transformed the quick motif into a slow, majestic theme.
- Students studied the augmentation of themes in Baroque music.
- By employing augmentation, the composer created dramatic contrast in the piece.
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3
the process of increasing or enlarging something in size or quantity
- Augmentation of the budget is necessary to fund our expansion plans.
- The board approved the augmentation of resources to support the new project.
- The company is considering an augmentation, increasing its workforce by 20%.
- Augmentation of staff numbers will alleviate the workload on current employees.
- We need to focus on increasing efficiency before we can think about augmentation.