fortification
nounEtymology
Borrowed from Middle French fortification, from Late Latin fortificatio, fortificationem, from fortifico, from Latin fortis. By surface analysis, fort + -ification.
- derived from fortis
- derived from fortificatio
- borrowed from fortification
Definitions
The act of fortifying
The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.
That which fortifies
That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.
- “[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic?[…]”
An increase in effectiveness, as by adding ingredients.
- Compare the nutrition information label of a regular ready-to-eat fortified cereal with that of a presweetened brand and you'll note that, although the sweetened one's sugar content is higher, the fortification is virtually identical.
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A jagged pattern sometimes seen during an attack of migraine.
The neighborhood
- neighborfortify
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at fortification. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at fortification. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at fortification
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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