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Extension

noun
/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
Word Frequency: 30.2

Definitions

1.nounThe act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase
2.nounThe state of being extended
3.nounThat property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension")
4.nounA part of a building that has been extended from the original
5.nounCapacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension.
6.nounA written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
7.nounThe operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
8.nounAn exercise in which an arm or leg is straightened against resistance.
9.nounA simple offensive action, consisting of extending the weapon arm forward.
10.nounA numerical code used to specify a specific telephone in a telecommunication network.
11.nounA file extension.
"Files with the .txt extension usually contain text."
12.nounAn optional software component that adds functionality to an application.
"a browser extension"
13.nounThe set of tuples of values that, used as arguments, satisfy the predicate.
14.noun(grammar) A kind of derivative morpheme applied to verbs in Bantu languages.

Synonyms

denotationelongationprolongationlengthinesspropagationannexannexereferenceuniversity extensionwingextension serviceextender

Antonyms

shorteningcurl

Rhymes With

apprehensioncontentioncondescensionconventioncomprehensionretentiondissensionpretension
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