extension
Other forms: extensions
An extension is the act of getting more time, space, or length, like an extension of a deadline that gives you one more day to turn in a paper, or extensions that make your hair look longer.
The noun extension comes from the Latin word extendere, meaning “stretch out.” If you’re a great gymnast, you probably have amazing extension — flexible and long-reaching limbs. If someone meets your sister and assumes you will be exactly like her, you might say, "That's a stretch," meaning this person has, by extension, drawn conclusions about you which are somewhat true but not completely accurate.
Definitions of extension
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act of expanding in scope; making more widely available“extension of the program to all in need”
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spread, spreading
act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
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stretch
extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
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circulation
the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area
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diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, dissemination
the act of dispersing or diffusing something
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scatter, scattering, strewing
the act of scattering
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decentralisation, decentralization
the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
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enlargement, expansion
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
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amount or degree or range to which something extends“the wire has an extension of 50 feet”
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lengthiness, prolongation
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coextension
equality of extension or duration
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longness
the property of being of long spatial extent
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coextension
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an addition to the length of something
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elongation
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an addition that extends a main building
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act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
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flexion, flexure
act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
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hyperextension
greater than normal extension
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stretching
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
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flexion, flexure
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the ability to raise the working leg high in the air
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a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt“they applied for an extension of the loan”
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delay, hold, postponement, time lag, wait
time during which some action is awaited
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delay, hold, postponement, time lag, wait
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the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
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propagation
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airing, dissemination, public exposure, spreading
the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
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airing, dissemination, public exposure, spreading
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an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
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extension service, university extension
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didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
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didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching
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a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename“most applications provide extensions for the files they create”“most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS”
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file name extension, filename extension
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string
a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)
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string
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the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to“the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos”
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denotation, reference
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an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
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extension phone, telephone extension
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phone, telephone, telephone set
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
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phone, telephone, telephone set
Pronunciation
US
/ɛkˈstɛnʃɪn/
UK
/ɛksˈtɛnʃən/
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