enhancement

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ɪnˈhæns.mənt/ UK /ɪnˈhɑːns.mənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #28351

Meanings

1

noun
an improvement that makes something more agreeable

My new phone has some cool enhancements.
2

noun
An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of esteem.

The original product, with its simplistic design, has undergone many enhancements over the years.
3

noun
The degree to which the image of a scan stands out as a bright area.

The enhancement characteristics of a PNET on CT may also have prognostic value, as lesions that hypoenhance on CT scan tend to have worse overall survival than lesions that are isoenhancing or hyperenhancing (5-year survival 54% vs 89% vs 93%).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an improvement that makes... sweetening

Word family

Derived forms coenhancementdehancementhyperenhancementhypoenhancementimmunoenhancementisoenhancementneuroenhancementnonenhancementphotoenhancementradioenhancement

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Phrases (1)

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edge enhancement
image processing that makes boundaries between areas appear more distinct

Noun + noun

Etymology

From enhance + -ment.

Topics

Abstract Ideas

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# enhancement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈhæns.mənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈhɑːns.mənt/
**Frequency rank:** 28351

## Meanings
1. an improvement that makes something more agreeable
2. An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of esteem.
3. The degree to which the image of a scan stands out as a bright area.

## Examples
- My new phone has some cool enhancements.
- The original product, with its simplistic design, has undergone many enhancements over the years.
- The enhancement characteristics of a PNET on CT may also have prognostic value, as lesions that hypoenhance on CT scan tend to have worse overall survival than lesions that are isoenhancing or hyperenhancing (5-year survival 54% vs 89% vs 93%).

## Derived Forms
- coenhancement
- dehancement
- hyperenhancement
- hypoenhancement
- immunoenhancement
- isoenhancement
- neuroenhancement
- nonenhancement
- photoenhancement
- radioenhancement

## Etymology
From enhance + -ment.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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