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Augmentation vs Insertion - What's the difference?

augmentation | insertion |

As nouns the difference between augmentation and insertion

is that augmentation is the act or process of augmenting while insertion is the act of inserting, or something inserted.

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
  • References

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    insertion

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of inserting, or something inserted.
  • (anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
  • (genetics) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.
  • Derived terms

    * leaf insertion

    Antonyms

    * (act of inserting) deletion * (anatomy) origin * (genetics) deletion