extension

[ ik-sten-shuhn ]

/ ɪkˈstɛn ʃən /

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noun

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.

adjective

of or relating to extension courses.

Nearby words

Origin of extension

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin extēnsiōn- (stem of extēnsiō). See extensive, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR extension

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

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ANTONYMS FOR extension

1. contraction.

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Related forms

ex·ten·sion·al·i·ty, ex·ten·sion·al·ism, nounex·ten·sion·al, adjectiveex·ten·sion·al·ly, adverbex·ten·sion·less, adjective

non·ex·ten·sion, nounnon·ex·ten·sion·al, adjectivepro·ex·ten·sion, adjectivesu·per·ex·ten·sion, noun

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Examples from the Web for extension

But only for the family; inmates cannot be awarded more than $10,000 because of an extension of the Son of Sam Law.
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It is also, by extension, a show about the cultural impact of religion.
The Good Wife’s Religion Politics: Voters Have No Faith in Alicia's Atheism|Regina Lizik|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What he meant was that he personally, and by extension all Christians, should not be judgmental.
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They are 'other,' newly visible, and symbols of the social and, by extension, economic changes in society and in New York.
Is Brooklyn Becoming Unsafe for Gays? It Depends On Which Ones|Jay Michaelson|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He carried an extension cord in case he needed to recharge at one of his emergency spots.
How Brooklyn’s First Ice Cream Girl Fought City Hall–and Won|Michael Daly|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mountain Cattle, 1936, and OP, is an extension of the first book.
Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest|J. Frank Dobie
The intensity of human affection varies inversely as its extension.
Expositions of Holy Scripture|Alexander Maclaren
A few have been introduced into Mahé, and great care is now being taken in order to promote their extension.
Cruise of the 'Alert'|R. W. Coppinger
Parasitic oesophagitis occurs as an extension of parasitic stomatitis or thrush.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Yet this complexity and extension represent nothing positive; they express a deficiency of will.
Creative Evolution|Henri Bergson

British Dictionary definitions for extension

extension

/ (ɪkˈstɛnʃən) /

noun

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 positionSee 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 PhobosCompare intension (def. 1a)
conservative extensiona formal theory that includes among its theorems all the theorems of a given theory

Word Origin for extension

C14: from Late Latin extensiō a stretching out; see extend

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Word Origin and History for extension

extension

c.1400, from Old French extension (14c.) and directly from Latin extensionem/extentionem (nominative extensio/extentio), noun of action from past participle stem of extendere (see extend). In a concrete sense, "extended portion of something" (a railroad, etc.), from 1852. Telephone sense is from 1906.

Medicine definitions for extension