extensity

[ik-sten-si-tee]

ex·ten·si·ty

[ik-sten-si-tee]
noun
1.
the quality of having extension.
2.
Psychology. the attribute of sensation from which the perception of spatial extension is developed.

Origin:
1825–35; < Latin extēns(us) (see extensive) + -ity
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Extensity is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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extensity (ɪkˈstɛnsɪtɪ)
 
n
1.  psychol that part of sensory perception relating to the spatial aspect of objects
2.  rare the condition of being extensive or extended

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