(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
C to G is a perfect fifth, but C to G sharp is an augmented fifth
Compare diminished (sense 2)
2. music
a.
denoting a chord based upon an augmented triad
an augmented seventh chord
b.
denoting a triad consisting of the root plus a major third and an augmented fifth
c. (postpositive)
(esp in jazz) denoting a chord having as its root the note specified
D augmented
3.
having been increased, esp in number
an augmented orchestra
Examples of 'augmented' in a sentence
augmented
This app uses augmented reality technology to show you how a shade will appear in situ.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The company is expected to introduce new hardware this year, including spectacles that feature augmented reality technology.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
But there are a number of questions that must be answered before you'll see your own doctor wearing an augmented reality headset.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
Can understanding how augmented chords work follow?
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
An augmented reality feature shows you the way as you scan the street.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The key to its success lay in the delivery of an augmented product which satisfied this need.
Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986)
It is seldom fully realised how important aspects of the augmented product can be to the intermediary.
Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986)
The augmented reality aspect is great.
The Sun (2011)
You can use it in many ways, including for driving games and augmented reality apps.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
These will include digital screens and mobile technology, as well as virtual and augmented reality.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
All related terms of 'augmented'
augment
To augment something means to make it larger, stronger , or more effective by adding something to it.
augmented interval
an interval that is a half step greater than the corresponding major or perfect interval
augmented reality
an artificial environment created through the combination of real-world and computer-generated data
augmented cognition
the study of the augmenting of human mental functions by computer programs
augmented transition network
(in certain schools of linguistics ) a formalism , usually expressed as a diagram , having the power of a Turing machine, used as the basis of processes transforming sentences into their syntactic representations
Initial Teaching Alphabet
a 44 letter phonetic alphabet used mainly in the 1960s for teaching children to read and write