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noun
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an act or instance of extending.
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the state of being extended.
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that by which something is extended; an addition: a four-room extension to a house.
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an additional period of time given one to meet an obligation: My term paper wasn't finished so I asked for an extension.
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EXPANDsomething that can be extended; an extended object: a table with drop-leaf extensions.
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range of extending; degree of extensiveness; extent: the extension of our knowledge.
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an additional telephone that operates on the principal line.
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Commerce. a written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
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Physics. that property of a body by which it occupies space.
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Anatomy.
a.
the act of straightening a limb.
b.
the position that a limb assumes when it is straightened.
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Surgery. the act of pulling the broken or dislocated part of a limb in a direction from the trunk, in order to bring the ends of the bone into their natural situation.
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Mathematics. a function having a domain that includes the domain of a given function and that has the same value as the given function at each point in the domain of the given function.
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Also called file extension. Computers. one or more characters at the end of a filename, usually following a period, used to indicate the type of file.
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COLLAPSEManège. the act of bringing or coming into an extended attitude.
adjective
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of or pertaining to extension courses.
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Extensionality
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Related forms
ex·ten·sion·al·i·ty, ex·ten·sion·al·ism, noun
ex·ten·sion·al, adjective
ex·ten·sion·al·ly, adverb
ex·ten·sion·less, adjective
non·ex·ten·sion, noun
EXPANDSynonyms
1. stretching, expansion, enlargement, increase, dilation. 3. lengthening, protraction, continuation. 4. delay. 6. limit.
1. stretching, expansion, enlargement, increase, dilation. 3. lengthening, protraction, continuation. 4. delay. 6. limit.
Antonyms
1. contraction.
1. contraction.
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