augmentation
the process of improving or increasing something by adding to it
the act or process of making something larger, stronger, better, or more effective by adding something to it
something added to make a thing better or more powerful
a feature, part, or other addition that improves something or gives it extra ability
a medical procedure to make a body part larger, stronger, or fuller
a medical or cosmetic procedure that enlarges, supports, or enhances a body part or tissue
- Base: augmentation
- Plural: augmentation, augmentations
augmentation of labor
1speeding up childbirth labor
medical help to make childbirth labor stronger or faster after it has begun
- The doctor recommended augmentation of labor because the contractions had become weak.
- Oxytocin is sometimes used for augmentation of labor in a hospital setting.
- Before augmentation of labor, the medical team explained the possible benefits and risks.
- The nurse explained augmentation of labor to the patient.
- Augmentation of labor can help contractions become stronger.
augmentation therapy
1treatment adding a missing substance
a treatment that gives the body more of a substance it does not have enough of
- Some patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency receive weekly augmentation therapy.
- The specialist explained that augmentation therapy cannot reverse existing lung damage.
- Researchers are studying whether augmentation therapy can slow the progression of the disease.
- He receives augmentation therapy every week.
- Augmentation therapy adds a substance the body needs.
breast augmentation
1surgery to enlarge breasts
an operation to make the breasts larger or change their shape
- She decided to have breast augmentation after discussing the risks with her surgeon.
- Breast augmentation can involve implants or the transfer of fat from another part of the body.
- The clinic provides consultations for breast augmentation and other cosmetic procedures.
- She had breast augmentation last year.
- Breast augmentation is a type of cosmetic surgery.
data augmentation
1creating extra training data
a way to make more training data by changing existing examples slightly
- The team used data augmentation to improve the model's accuracy on blurry images.
- Rotating, cropping, and flipping photos are common forms of data augmentation.
- Data augmentation helped the speech system handle different accents and background noise.
- Data augmentation made the image model better.
- We used data augmentation to create more examples.
human augmentation
1technology-enhanced human abilities
using technology to make human abilities stronger or better
- Wearable exoskeletons are one form of human augmentation used in some factories.
- The conference focused on the ethics of human augmentation and brain-computer interfaces.
- Some human augmentation tools help people lift heavy objects more safely.
- Human augmentation can help workers lift heavy things.
- New devices are changing the future of human augmentation.
staff augmentation
1adding temporary external workers
hiring outside workers to help a team for a period of time
- The company used staff augmentation to bring in extra developers for the product launch.
- Our agency offers staff augmentation services for finance and IT teams.
- Staff augmentation can be useful when a project needs skills that the current team does not have.
- We used staff augmentation to hire two temporary engineers.
- Staff augmentation helped the team finish the project.