extension
an act or instance of extending, lengthening, stretching out, or enlarging the scope of something.
the state of being extended, lengthened, or stretched out.
that by which something is extended or enlarged; an addition: a four-room extension to a house.
an additional period of time given one to meet an obligation: My term paper wasn't finished so I asked for an extension.
something that is expandable or can be extended; an extended object: a table with drop-leaf extensions.
range or scope of extending; degree of extensiveness; extent: the extension of our knowledge.
an additional telephone that operates on the principal line.
Commerce. a written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
Physics. that property of a body by which it occupies space.
Anatomy.
the act of straightening a limb.
the position that a limb assumes when it is straightened.
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.
Also called extent. Logic. the class of things to which a term is applicable, as “the class of such beings as Plato and Alexander” to which the term “man” is applicable.: Compare intension (def. 5).
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.
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.
Manège. the act of bringing or coming into an extended attitude.
of or relating to extension courses.
Origin of extension
1Other words for extension
1 | stretching, expansion, enlargement, increase, dilation |
3 | lengthening, protraction, continuation |
4 | delay |
6 | limit |
Opposites for extension
Other words from extension
- 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
- non·ex·ten·sion·al, adjective
- pro·ex·ten·sion, adjective
- su·per·ex·ten·sion, noun
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How to use extension in a sentence
I was sitting in this big empty house in Bel Air, with a phone with five extensions which we no longer needed.
But it may also cause us to be too tolerant of further extensions of state power in the name of security.
David Cameron's Plan to Fight ISIS Will Likely Involve Racial Profiling | Clive Irving | September 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut what this guy wants to do is use machines as extensions of our brains.
How ‘Transcendence’ Director Wally Pfister Became Christopher Nolan’s Secret Weapon | Andrew Romano | April 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe has these doll-like contacts in and extensions in her hair.
Latest in a series of extensions, modifications, and changes as Obamacare does to itself what Republicans wanted to do to it.
Up to a Point: PJ on Sochi Stray Dog Stew and 1-800-F*CKYOU | P. J. O’Rourke | February 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Such nerve arms or extensions constitute the nerve-fibres, and bundles of these nerves, or nerve-trunks.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking | Wesley MillsThe extensions of the broad-gauge companies are, it is estimated, to cost 9,000 per mile for track and stations alone.
Argentina | W. A. HirstBut by this time vast changes had taken place, and great extensions had arisen through private energy.
The Hills and the Vale | Richard JefferiesBoth these regions are within the reach of mortals, and seem to be mere extensions of the terrestrial sphere.
The Myths of the North American Indians | Lewis SpenceOne of the most remarkable extensions of the scope of taboo is the taboo which rests on relations by marriage.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm Wundt
British Dictionary definitions for extension
/ (ɪkˈstɛnʃən) /
the act of extending or the condition of being extended
something that can be extended or that extends another object
the length, range, etc, over which something is extended; extent
an additional telephone set connected to the same telephone line as another set or other sets
a room or rooms added to an existing building
a delay, esp one agreed by all parties, in the date originally set for payment of a debt or completion of a contract
the property of matter by which it occupies space; size
the act of straightening or extending an arm or leg
its position after being straightened or extended
med a steady pull applied to a fractured or dislocated arm or leg to restore it to its normal position: See also traction (def. 3)
a service by which some of the facilities of an educational establishment, library, etc, are offered to outsiders
(as modifier): a university extension course
logic
the class of entities to which a given word correctly applies: thus, the extension of satellite of Mars is the set containing only Deimos and Phobos: Compare intension (def. 1a)
conservative extension a formal theory that includes among its theorems all the theorems of a given theory
Origin of extension
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for extension
[ ĭk-stĕn′shən ]
Mathematics A set that includes a given and similar set as a subset.
Computer Science A set of characters that follow a filename and are separated from it by a period, used to identify the kind of file.
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