extension

[ik-sten-shuh n] /ɪkˈstɛn ʃən/
noun
1.
an act or instance of extending.
2.
the state of being extended.
3.
that by which something is extended; an addition:
a four-room extension to a house.
4.
an additional period of time given one to meet an obligation:
My term paper wasn't finished so I asked for an extension.
5.
something that can be extended; an extended object:
a table with drop-leaf extensions.
6.
range of extending; degree of extensiveness; extent:
the extension of our knowledge.
7.
an additional telephone that operates on the principal line.
8.
Commerce. a written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
9.
Physics. that property of a body by which it occupies space.
10.
Anatomy.
  1. the act of straightening a limb.
  2. the position that a limb assumes when it is straightened.
11.
Surgery. the act of pulling the broken or dislocated part of a limb in a direction from the trunk, in order to bring the ends of the bone into their natural situation.
12.
Also called extent. Logic. the class of things to which a term is applicable, as “the class of such beings as Plato and Alexander” to which the term “man” is applicable.
Compare intension (def 5).
13.
Mathematics. a function having a domain that includes the domain of a given function and that has the same value as the given function at each point in the domain of the given function.
14.
Also called file extension. Computers. one or more characters at the end of a filename, usually following a period, used to indicate the type of file.
15.
Manège. the act of bringing or coming into an extended attitude.
adjective
16.
of or pertaining to extension courses.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin extēnsiōn- (stem of extēnsiō). See extensive, -ion
Related forms
extensionality, extensionalism, noun
extensional, adjective
extensionally, adverb
extensionless, adjective
nonextension, noun
nonextensional, adjective
proextension, adjective
superextension, noun
Synonyms
1. stretching, expansion, enlargement, increase, dilation. 3. lengthening, protraction, continuation. 4. delay. 6. limit.
Antonyms
1. contraction.
Examples from the web for extension
  • The car of the future has an extension cord and a great big laptop battery.
  • Furthermore, if neglected, the extension cords can be numbered among the most dangerous items in the shop.
  • Universities do have extension programs that focus on continuing education .
  • Human history can be examined as the gradual extension of law from higher levels.
  • The contract will be for two years with the possibility of extension.
  • The court should hold that the latest extension goes too far.
  • Most students don't ask for extensions.
  • Despite some effort, Congress in the end decided against a second extension.
  • Web comics are the natural extension of the serial done today.
  • Asking for an extension also buys you some time, right? .
British Dictionary definitions for extension

extension

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
noun
1.
the act of extending or the condition of being extended
2.
something that can be extended or that extends another object
3.
the length, range, etc, over which something is extended; extent
4.
an additional telephone set connected to the same telephone line as another set or other sets
5.
a room or rooms added to an existing building
6.
a delay, esp one agreed by all parties, in the date originally set for payment of a debt or completion of a contract
7.
the property of matter by which it occupies space; size
8.
  1. the act of straightening or extending an arm or leg
  2. its position after being straightened or extended
9.
(med) a steady pull applied to a fractured or dislocated arm or leg to restore it to its normal position See also traction (sense 3)
10.
  1. a service by which some of the facilities of an educational establishment, library, etc, are offered to outsiders
  2. (as modifier): a university extension course
11.
(logic)
  1. the class of entities to which a given word correctly applies: thus, the extension of satellite of Mars is the set containing only Deimos and Phobos Compare intension (sense 1a)
  2. conservative extension, a formal theory that includes among its theorems all the theorems of a given theory
Word Origin
C14: from Late Latin extensiō a stretching out; see extend
Word Origin and History for extension
n.

c.1400, from Old French extension (14c.) and directly from Latin extensionem/extentionem (nominative extensio/extentio), noun of action from past participle stem of extendere (see extend). In a concrete sense, "extended portion of something" (a railroad, etc.), from 1852. Telephone sense is from 1906.

extension in Medicine

extension ex·ten·sion (ĭk-stěn'shən)
n.
Abbr. ext.

  1. The act of straightening or extending a flexed limb.

  2. A pulling or dragging force exerted on a limb in a distal direction.

extension in Science
extension
  (ĭk-stěn'shən)   

  1. Mathematics A set that includes a given and similar set as a subset.

  2. Computer Science A set of characters that follow a filename and are separated from it by a period, used to identify the kind of file.


extension in Technology


1. filename extension.
2. A feature or piece of code which extends a program's functionality, e.g. a plug-in.
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