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augmented
/ ɔːɡˈmɛntɪd /
adjective
- music (of an interval) increased or expanded from the state of being perfect or major by the raising of the higher note or the dropping of the lower note by one semitone Compare diminished
C to G is a perfect fifth, but C to G sharp is an augmented fifth
- music
- denoting a chord based upon an augmented triad
an augmented seventh chord
- denoting a triad consisting of the root plus a major third and an augmented fifth
- postpositive (esp in jazz) denoting a chord having as its root the note specified
D augmented
- having been increased, esp in number
an augmented orchestra
Example Sentences
Players — also called trainers, who capture and battle monsters by walking around in the real world with a digital overlay, called augmented reality — have logged 30 billion miles in the app.
The game involves players walking around in the real world to hunt the collectable creatures, which appear on their phone screens using augmented reality.
All the while, the stress is augmented by the fact that the man whose life has ended caused a pain that has rippled through generations.
Or the state could create a dedicated fund for local infrastructure to be augmented in years of high income tax revenues.
Using the same logic, a McConnell-led Senate in 2017 augmented the rules further to allow a simple majority to break a filibuster on Supreme Court nominees.
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