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extension - Dictionary definition and meaning for extension

EXTENSION

  • (noun) act of expanding in scope; making more widely available

    "extension of the program to all in need"

  • (noun) act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb

  • (noun) an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students

    synonyms : extension service , university extension

  • (noun) an addition that extends a main building

    synonyms : annex , annexe , wing

    The family shifted to the annex while their house was being painted. -added by naila_inlas

  • (noun) an addition to the length of something

    synonyms : elongation

  • (noun) an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line

    synonyms : extension phone , telephone extension

  • (noun) amount or degree or range to which something extends

    "the wire has an extension of 50 feet"

    synonyms : lengthiness , prolongation

  • (noun) 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"

  • (noun) 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

    The word has one literal denotation but several different connotations. -added by nithi

  • (noun) the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

    synonyms : propagation

  • (noun) 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 extension

  • (noun) 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"

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


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