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adjective aug·ment·ed \ ȯg-ˈmen-təd \

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of a musical interval

:made one half step greater than major or perfect

an augmented fifth

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This week’s college football preview issue of Sports Illustrated comes to life with the addition of augmented reality technology.

— dan gartland, SI.com, "Sports Illustrated Enhances College Football Preview Covers with AR Technology," 9 Aug. 2017
Future applications might include designing objects for virtual and augmented reality, creating 3D maps of rooms for robot navigation, and designing computer interfaces controlled with hand gestures.

— matthew hutson, Science | AAAS, "Artificial intelligence can turn 2D photos into real-world objects," 27 July 2017
The augmented reality game that uses GPS to locate, capture, battle and train virtual creatures was introduced in the United States in July 2016.

— adam darby, kansascity, "The Pokémon Go fest in Chicago was a disaster, but Legendary Pokémon are here," 23 July 2017
A future project will incorporate an augmented reality component: viewers can look at it with a cellphone app and see an animation appear before their eyes.

— christina tkacik / baltimore sun, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore's muralists make the city their canvas," 20 July 2017
Augmented breasts will affect your posture just like the weight of natural breasts would.

— brooke shunatona, Cosmopolitan, "21 Things You Should Know Before Getting a Boob Job," 13 July 2017
Sally Huang, leader of visual technologies for Houzz Labs, is part of a team of former video game designers who recently launched View In My Room 3D, an augmented reality feature added to the existing iPhone and iPad app.

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "Interior design apps turn home decorating into a video game-like experience," 12 June 2017
The book uses charming illustrations by 13-year-old Alexander Guylay combined with real-life photography and simple rhymes by nutrition educator Kathryn Kemp Guylay to create an augmented reality that immediately draws kids into the story.

— idahostatesman, "Bestselling Idaho author Robin Lee Hatcher releases new romance," 5 May 2017
What the students are experiencing is a virtual and augmented reality technology derived from the same technology used in F-16 flight simulation.

— jenelyn russo, Orange County Register, "Sixth-graders get a lesson in brain surgery using virtual reality headsets," 21 Apr. 2017

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