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Augmentation vs Adjunct - What's the difference?

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Augmentation is a related term of adjunct.


In music|lang=en terms the difference between augmentation and adjunct

is that augmentation is (music) a compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by multiplying the length of each note by the same number while adjunct is (music) a key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key.

As nouns the difference between augmentation and adjunct

is that augmentation is the act or process of augmenting while adjunct is an appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.

As an adjective adjunct is

connected in a subordinate function.

augmentation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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

    • Related terms

    * augmentative * augmented * auxiliary

    References

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    adjunct

    English

    (wikipedia adjunct)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Learning is but an adjunct to our self.
  • A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
    • (Wotton)
  • (grammar) A dispensable phrase in a clause or sentence that amplifies its meaning, such as "for a while" in "I typed for a while".
  • (rhetoric) Symploce.
  • (dated, metaphysics) A quality or property of the body or mind, whether natural or acquired, such as colour in the body or judgement in the mind.
  • (music) A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key.
  • (syntax, X-bar theory) A constituent which is both the daughter and the sister of an X-bar.
  • *
    • We can see from (34) that Determiners are sisters of N-bar and daughters of
    N-double-bar; Adjuncts' are both sisters and daughters of N-bar; and Comple-
    ments are sisters of N and daughters of N-bar. This means that '''Adjuncts''' re-
    semble Complements in that both are daughters of N-bar; but they differ from
    Complements in that '''Adjuncts''' are sisters of N-bar, whereas Complements are
    sisters of N. Likewise, it means that '''Adjuncts''' resemble Determiners in that
    both are sisters of N-bar, but they differ from Determiners in that '     Adjuncts
    are daughters of N-bar, whereas Determiners are daughters of N-double-bar.

    Derived terms

    * adjuncthood * adjunctive

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Connected in a subordinate function.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Though that my death were adjunct to my act.
  • Added to a faculty or staff in a secondary position.