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extension

/ extension /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
"extension of the program to all in need"
Type of:
expansion enlargement
Kinds of:
spread spreading stretch
Derived:
widen broaden extend
noun Sense 2
a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three 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"
Type of:
string
Has parts:
filename file name computer filename
noun Sense 3
the ability to raise the working leg high in the air
"the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension"
"good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability"
Type of:
property dance
noun Sense 4
amount or degree or range to which something extends
"the wire has an extension of 50 feet"
Type of:
longness
Derived:
prolong protract extend draw out
noun Sense 5
an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
Type of:
telephone phone telephone set
noun Sense 6
an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students
Type of:
education instruction teaching
noun Sense 7
act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
Opposites:
flexion flexure
Type of:
stretching
Kinds of:
hyperextension
Derived:
stretch extend
noun Sense 8
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"
Type of:
delay hold time lag
noun Sense 9
an addition to the length of something
Type of:
addition add-on improver
Derived:
elongate stretch
noun Sense 10
the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
Type of:
dissemination airing public exposure
Derived:
propagate circulate circularize circularise distribute
noun Sense 11
an addition that extends a main building
Type of:
addition add-on improver
Kinds of:
ell
Has parts:
building edifice
Derived:
annex
noun Sense 12
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"
Type of:
meaning substance
Derived:
denote refer pertain relate concern
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
61
Times Searched
1
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expansion enlargement spread spreading stretch string property dance longness telephone phone telephone set