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ex⋅tent

  [ik-stent]
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–noun
1. the space or degree to which a thing extends; length, area, volume, or scope: the extent of his lands; to be right to a certain extent.
2. something extended, as a space; a particular length, area, or volume; something having extension: the limitless extent of the skies.
3. U.S. Law. a writ, or a levy, by which a debtor's lands are valued and transferred to the creditor, absolutely or for a term of years.
4. English Law.
a. Also called writ of extent. a writ to recover debts of a record due to the crown, under which land, property, etc., may be seized.
b. a seizure made under such a writ.
5. Logic. extension (def. 12).
6. Archaic. assessment or valuation, as of land.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME extente assessment < ML extenta, n. use of fem. of L extentus, ptp. of extendere to extend

Synonyms:
1. magnitude, measure, amount, compass, range, expanse, stretch, reach, length.

ex⋅ten⋅sion

  [ik-sten-shuhn]
–noun
1. an act or instance of extending.
2. the state of being extended.
3. that by which something is extended; an addition: a four-room extension to a house.
4. an additional period of time given one to meet an obligation: My term paper wasn't finished so I asked for an extension.
5. something that can be extended; an extended object: a table with drop-leaf extensions.
6. range of extending; degree of extensiveness; extent: the extension of our knowledge.
7. an additional telephone that operates on the principal line.
8. Commerce. a written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
9. Physics. that property of a body by which it occupies space.
10. Anatomy.
a. the act of straightening a limb.
b. the position that a limb assumes when it is straightened.
11. 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.
12. 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).
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. Manège. the act of bringing or coming into an extended attitude.
–adjective
16. of or pertaining to extension courses.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L extēnsiōn- (s. of extēnsiō). See extensive, -ion

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

Synonyms:
1. stretching, expansion, enlargement, increase, dilation. 3. lengthening, protraction, continuation. 4. delay. 6. limit.

Antonyms:
1. contraction.
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ex·tent   (ĭk-stěnt')   
n.  
    1. The range, magnitude, or distance over which a thing extends: landowners unaware of the extent of their own holdings.
    2. The degree to which a thing extends: prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
    3. A writ allowing a creditor to assume temporary ownership of a debtor's property.
    4. In Great Britain, a writ allowing a creditor to seize a debtor's property temporarily.
    5. The seizure in execution of such a writ.
  2. An extensive space or area: an extent of desert.
  3. Law
    1. A writ allowing a creditor to assume temporary ownership of a debtor's property.
    2. In Great Britain, a writ allowing a creditor to seize a debtor's property temporarily.
    3. The seizure in execution of such a writ.
  4. Archaic An assessment or valuation, as of land in Britain, especially for taxation.

[Middle English extente, assessment on land, from Anglo-Norman, from feminine past participle of extendre, to extend, from Latin extendere; see extend.]
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Extent

Ex*tent"\, a. [L. extentus, p. p. of extendere. See Extend.] Extended. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Extent

Ex*tent"\, n. [L. extentus, fr. extendere. See Extend.]

1. Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an extent of country or of line; extent of information or of charity.

Life in its large extent is scare a span. --Cotton.

2. Degree; measure; proportion. "The extent to which we can make ourselves what we wish to be." --Lubbock.

3. (Eng. Law) (a) A peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the crown, under which the lands and goods of the debtor may be seized to secure payment. (b) A process of execution by which the lands and goods of a debtor are valued and delivered to the creditor.
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Language Translation for : extent
Spanish: extensión,
German: die Länge, die Ausdehnung,
Japanese: 広がり
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extent

see to some degree (extent).

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