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Enhancement vs Augmentation - What's the difference?

enhancement | augmentation |

As nouns the difference between enhancement and augmentation

is that enhancement is an improvement while augmentation is the act or process of augmenting.

enhancement

English

Alternative forms

* inhancement (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • an improvement

    • 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

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