augmented

adjective

aug·​ment·​ed ȯg-ˈmen-təd 

1

: made greater, larger, or more complete

augmented capabilities

… creating a smart city is a matter of scale and augmented connectivity.

—Roger K. Lewis

see also augmented reality

2

of a musical interval : made one half step greater than major or perfect

an augmented fifth

Examples of augmented in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That refers to the combination of augmented and virtual reality, often involving digital images that are imposed over the real world in front of you. —Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024

Apple’s entry has added a jolt of energy to the world of augmented and virtual reality, which has been around for decades but often felt years away from relevance. —Susan Baek, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024

Still, Meta warned that Reality Labs, its business segment that focuses on augmented and virtual reality. —Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2023

Bigger disagreements will center on questions of privacy and identity, said Timoni West, vice president of augmented and virtual reality at Unity Technologies, which builds an engine for video game worlds. —Matt O'Brien and Barbara Ortutay, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Nov. 2021

Word History

Etymology

see augment entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing augmented

• augmented matrix
• augmented reality