Addition vs Augmentation - What's the difference?
addition | augmentation | Synonyms |
(uncountable) The act of adding anything.
Anything that is added.
(uncountable) The arithmetic operation of adding.
(music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
(legal) A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely, as in "John Doe, Esq'.", "Robert Dale, '''Mason'''", "Thomas Way, ' of New York ".
(heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour; opposed to abatement.
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 which symptoms increase or continue.
(music) a compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by multiplying the length of each note by the same number
In lang=en terms the difference between addition and augmentation
is that addition is a title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely, as in "John Doe, Esq.", "Robert Dale, Mason", "Thomas Way, of New York" while augmentation is a compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by multiplying the length of each note by the same number.In heraldry terms the difference between addition and augmentation
is that addition is something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour; opposed to {{term|abatement|lang=en}} while augmentation is 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.As nouns the difference between addition and augmentation
is that addition is the act of adding anything while augmentation is the act or process of augmenting.addition
English
(wikipedia addition)Noun
- The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.