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extender

[ ik-sten-der ]
/ ɪkˈstɛn dər /

noun

a substance added to another substance, as to paint or food, to increase its volume or bulk: to add cereal and soy protein to hamburger as extenders.
Photography. See under converter (def. 8).

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Origin of extender

First recorded in 1605–15; extend + -er1

Words nearby extender

extended-play, extended radical mastectomy, extended reality, extended real number system, extended term insurance, extender, extensible, extensile, extensimeter, extension, extension agent
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Example sentences from the Web for extender

  • It was apparent by that time that the extender would never be anything in a printing office but a psychological monstrosity.

    Nine Men in Time|Noel Miller Loomis

  • This extender can be prepared 12 to 24 hours before use if it is stored at refrigerator temperature.

    Preservation of Bull Semen at Sub-Zero Temperatures|N. L. VanDemark

  • I shook hands with each one of the High-Pocketses as they filed into the extender.

    Nine Men in Time|Noel Miller Loomis

British Dictionary definitions for extender

extender
/ (ɪkˈstɛndə) /

noun

a person or thing that extends
a substance, such as French chalk or china clay, added to paints to give them body and decrease their rate of settlement
a substance added to glues and resins to dilute them or to modify their viscosity
a substance added to elastomers to assist the plasticizer
printing the part of certain lower-case letters that extends either above (the ascender) or below (the descender) the body of the letter
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