| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| lessen the extent of |
abbreviate
,
abridge
,
curtail
,
truncate
|
| meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers |
aerology
|
| size or extent |
amplitude
,
dimensions
,
magnitude
,
proportions
|
| extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary |
area
,
expanse
,
surface area
|
| (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent |
batch
,
deal
,
flock
,
good deal
,
great deal
,
hatful
,
heap
,
lot
,
mass
,
mess
,
mickle
,
mint
,
muckle
,
peck
,
pile
,
plenty
,
pot
,
quite a little
,
raft
,
sight
,
slew
,
spate
,
stack
,
tidy sum
,
wad
,
whole lot
,
whole slew
|
| line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something |
bound
,
boundary
,
bounds
|
| wide extent |
breadth
,
expanse
|
| extent of something from side to side |
breadth
,
width
|
| formerly the United Kingdom and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I |
British Empire
|
| of great extent |
broad
|
| the extent of |
by
|
| mark extent or limits |
circumscribe
|
| equal in size, extent, duration |
coextensive
,
commensurate
,
coterminous
|
| equal in extent |
commensurate
|
| corresponding in size, extent, duration, degree |
commensurate
|
| same size or extent, around |
commensurate
|
| continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct of distinguishable from adjacent parts |
continuum
|
| range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) |
contrast
|
| (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) |
corbel
,
truss
|
| extent to which something is covered |
coverage
|
