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ex·ten·sive  (k-stnsv)

adj.

1. Large in extent, range, or amount.

2. Of or relating to the cultivation of vast areas of land with a minimum of labor or expense.

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ex·tensive·ly adv.

ex·tensive·ness n.

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extensive [ɪkˈstɛnsɪv]

adj

1. having a large extent, area, scope, degree, etc.; vast extensive deserts an extensive inheritance

2. widespread extensive coverage in the press

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Agriculture involving or farmed with minimum expenditure of capital or labour, esp depending on a large area of land Compare intensive [3]

4. (Physics / General Physics) Physics of or relating to a property, measurement, etc., of a macroscopic system that is proportional to the size of the system heat is an extensive property Compare intensive [7]

5. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic

a.  of or relating to logical extension

b.  (of a definition) in terms of the objects to which the term applies rather than its meaning

extensively  adv

extensiveness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	extensive - large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage" extended big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
	2.	extensive - broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, encompassing, panoptic, wide, broad comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
	3.	extensive - of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor; "producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type" intensive - of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor; "intensive agriculture"; "intensive conditions"

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extensive

adjective

1. large, considerable, substantial, spacious, wide, sweeping, broad, expansive, capacious, commodious This 18th century manor house is set in extensive grounds. large tight, narrow, restricted, confined, constricted, circumscribed

2. comprehensive, complete, thorough, lengthy, long, wide, wholesale, pervasive, protracted, all-inclusive The story received extensive coverage in the Times.
comprehensive restricted

3. great, large, huge, extended, vast, widespread, comprehensive, universal, large-scale, far-reaching, prevalent, far-flung, all-inclusive, voluminous, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) The blast caused extensive damage.
great limited

Translations

extensive [ɪksˈtensɪv] ADJ

1. (= covering large area) [grounds, estate, area] → extenso; [network, tour] → extenso, amplio; [surgery] → de envergadura; [burns] → de consideración

2. (= comprehensive) [collection, list] → extenso; [range, reforms, interests] → amplio; [enquiry, tests, research] → exhaustivo; [knowledge] → vasto, amplio
it got extensive coverage in the British papers → obtuvo una amplia cobertura en la prensa británica

3. (= considerable) [damage, investments] → considerable, importante; [experience] → amplio, vasto; [repairs] → de consideración; [powers] → amplio
many buildings suffered extensive damage in the blast → la explosión causó daños considerables or importantes en muchos edificios
to make extensive use of sth → usar or utilizar algo mucho
the machine developed a fault after extensive use → la máquina falló después de usarse mucho

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extensive [ɪkˈstɛnsɪv] adj

(= covering a wide area) → vaste
The castle is set in extensive grounds → Le château est situé au cœur d'un vaste domaine.

[damage, alterations] → considérable
The earthquake caused extensive damage → Le tremblement de terre a causé des dommages considérables.

(= wide-ranging) [inquiries] → approfondi(e); [discussions] → approfondi(e)

[use] [drugs, mobile phones] → largement répandu(e)
to make extensive use of sth → avoir largement recours à qch

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extensive

adj area, land, forest, settlement, tour → ausgedehnt; plans, reforms, influence, powers, rights → weitreichend, weit reichend; research, range, menu, collection, alterations, repairs, surgery → umfangreich; burns, rash → großflächig; damage → beträchtlich; knowledge → umfassend, umfangreich; experience → reich, groß; network → weitverzweigt; view → weit; the facilities available are very extensive → es steht eine Vielzahl von Einrichtungen zur Verfügung; the story got or was given extensive coverage in the papers → über diese Geschichte wurde in der Presse ausführlich berichtet; we had fairly extensive discussions → wir haben es ziemlich ausführlich diskutiert; to make extensive use of something → etw häufig or viel benutzen

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extensive [ɪksˈtɛnsɪv] adj (grounds, forest, damage) → vasto/a, esteso/a; (knowledge, research) → approfondito/a; (inquiries, reforms, investments) → su vasta scala; (use) → largo/a; (alterations) → radicale
extensive farming → agricoltura estensiva

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extensive → ممتد rozsáhlý udstrakt weitläufig εκτεταμένος extenso laaja complet opsežan ampio 広い 광대한 uitgebreid utstrakt obszerny extenso обширный omfattande กว้างขวาง geniş rộng rãi 广泛的