extension

[ ik-sten-shuhn ]

/ ɪkˈstɛn ʃən /

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

extended-play, extender, extensible, extensile, extensimeter, extension, extension agent, extension bolt, extension cord, extension courses, extension field

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.

ANTONYMS FOR extension

1 contraction.

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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British Dictionary definitions for extensionality (1 of 2)

extensionality

/ (ɪkˌstɛnʃəˈnælɪtɪ) /

noun

logic the principle that sets are definable in terms of their elements alone, whatever way they may have been selected. Thus {a, b}={b, a}={first two letters of the alphabet}

British Dictionary definitions for extensionality (2 of 2)

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 extension a 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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Medicine definitions for extensionality

extension

[ ĭk-stĕn′shən ]

n.

The act of straightening or extending a flexed limb.

A pulling or dragging force exerted on a limb in a distal direction.

Science definitions for extensionality

extension

[ ĭk-stĕn′shən ]

Mathematics A set that includes a given and similar set as a subset.

Computer Science A set of characters that follow a filename and are separated from it by a period, used to identify the kind of file.