augmentaciounとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman augmentacioun, Middle French augmentacion, or their etymon Latin augmentātiō, augmentātiōn-; equivalent to augmenten (“to strengthen”) +‎ -acioun (“-ation”). First attested before 1400.

発音

• IPA: /ˌau̯(ɡ)mɛntˌaːsiˈuːn/, /ˌau̯(ɡ)mɛntˈaːsjun/

名詞

augmentacioun (uncountable)

1. Augmentation, enlargement; making larger or more numerous.
2. Enhancement, intensification or strengthening.
3. (pathology) The stage of a disease where it increases in severity.

   Synonym: augment

4. (rare) Advancement; making more powerful.
5. (rare) Expansion; becoming larger.

派生した語

• English: augmentation

参照

• “augmentāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “augmentation, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.