-smənt noun
( -s )
: the act of enhancing or state of being enhanced : augmentation , intensification : as
a. : induced increase in some chemical or physical property
the current enhancement by gas filling may be greater by 20 to 30 percent for infrared light — V.K.Zworykin & E.G.Ramberg
enhancement of the virulence of a virus by egg passage
b. : accentuation or exaggeration of tonal or positional characteristics of a sound recording