augmenter

or aug·men·tor

[ awg-men-ter ]
/ ɔgˈmɛn tər /

noun

a person or thing that augments.
Aviation, Rocketry. any auxiliary device, as an afterburner, for additional thrust from the exhaust of a jet or rocket engine.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of augmenter

First recorded in 1525–35; augment + -er1, -or2

Words nearby augmenter

augmented, augmented cognition, augmented reality, augmented sixth, augmented transition network, augmenter, augsburg, augsburg confession, augur, augur well for, augury
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