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.
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act of expanding in scope; making more widely available“extension of the program to all in need”types:stretchextension to or beyond the ordinary limitcirculationthe spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or areadecentralisation, decentralizationthe spread of power away from a core to local branches or governmentstype of:
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amount or degree or range to which something extends“the wire has an extension of 50 feet”synonyms: lengthiness, prolongationtypes:coextensionequality of extension or durationtype of:longnessthe property of being of long spatial extent
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an addition to the length of somethingsynonyms: elongation
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an addition that extends a main building
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act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limbantonyms:flexionact of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreasedtypes:hyperextensiongreater than normal extensiontype of:stretchingact of expanding by lengthening or widening
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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
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the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regionssynonyms: propagationtype of:airing, dissemination, public exposure, spreadingthe opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
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an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular studentssynonyms: extension service, university extensiontype of:didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teachingthe activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
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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”synonyms: file name extension, filename extensiontype of:stringa linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)
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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”synonyms: denotation, reference
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an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone linesynonyms: extension phone, telephone extensiontype of:phone, telephone, telephone setelectronic 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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Vocabulary lists containing extension
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Context is king -- that’s the lesson you need to internalize as you begin preparing for the vocabulary questions on the new SAT. We have identified this pool of 200 words that cut across the disciplines and lend themselves well to context-dependent interpretation. As you learn this list on Vocabulary.com, you will have to rely on context clues in order to determine each word’s meaning in particular sentences. This is the same type of thinking you will need to develop in order to succeed on the new SAT! Here are all of our word lists to help you prepare for the new SAT (debuting March of 2016): The Language of the Test, Multiple-Meaning Words, and Words to Capture Tone.