ex·ten·sion ( k-st n sh n)n. 1. The act of extending or the condition of being extended. 2. The amount, degree, or range to which something extends or can extend: The wire has an extension of 50 feet. 3. a. The act of straightening or extending a limb. b. The position assumed by an extended limb. 4. Medicine The application of traction to a fractured or dislocated limb to restore the normal position. 5. a. An addition that increases the area, influence, operation, or contents of something: an extension for the vacuum cleaner; built a new extension onto the hospital wing. b. An additional telephone connected to a main line. 6. a. An allowance of extra time, as for the repayment of a debt. b. The period of this extra time: three months' extension on the loan. 7. The property of an object by which it occupies space. 8. A program in a university, college, or school that offers instruction, as by television or correspondence, to persons unable to attend at the usual time or in the usual place. 9. Logic The class of objects designated by a specific term or concept; denotation. 10. Mathematics A set that includes a given and similar set as a subset. 11. 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: In most operating systems, file names having the extension .EXE are executable files. [Middle English extensioun, from Old French extension, from Latin ext  nsi , extnsin-, from extnsus, past participle of extendere, to extend; see extend.]ex·ten sion·al adj. |
extension [ɪkˈstɛnʃən]
n
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. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) an additional telephone set connected to the same telephone line as another set or other sets
5. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a room or rooms added to an existing building
6. (Business / Commerce) a delay, esp one agreed by all parties, in the date originally set for payment of a debt or completion of a contract
7. (Physics / General Physics) the property of matter by which it occupies space; size
8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology)
a. the act of straightening or extending an arm or leg
b. its position after being straightened or extended
9. (Medicine) Med a steady pull applied to a fractured or dislocated arm or leg to restore it to its normal position See also traction [3]
10. (Social Science / Education)
a. a service by which some of the facilities of an educational establishment, library, etc., are offered to outsiders
b. (as modifier) a university extension course
11. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic
a. 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 [1a]
b.
conservative extension a formal theory that includes among its theorems all the theorems of a given theory
[from Late Latin extensiō a stretching out; see extend]
| extension (k-stnshn) 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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | extension - 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" delay, postponement, time lag, wait, hold - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" |
| 2. | extension - act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need" enlargement, expansion - the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope stretch - extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding" | |
| 3. | extension - the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions airing, dissemination, public exposure, spreading - the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate | |
| 4. | extension - an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" extension course - a course offered as part of an extension service | |
| 5. | extension - act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb stretching - act of expanding by lengthening or widening hyperextension - greater than normal extension | |
| 6. | extension - 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" computer file name, computer filename, file name, filename - (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file string - a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases) | |
| 7. | extension - 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" | |
| 8. | extension - 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" property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" dance - an artistic form of nonverbal communication | |
| 9. | extension - amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet" longness - the property of being of long spatial extent; "one gene causes shortness and the other causes longness" coextension - equality of extension or duration | |
| 10. |  extension - an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone linephone, telephone, telephone set - electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone" | |
| 11. | extension - an addition to the length of something | |
| 12. | extension - an addition that extends a main building add-on, addition, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor" building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" ell - an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building |
extension
noun
1. annexe, wing, addition, supplement, branch, appendix, add-on, adjunct, appendage, ell, addendum the new extension to London's National Gallery
2. lengthening, extra time, continuation, postponement, prolongation, additional period of time, protraction He has been granted a six-month extension to his visa.
3. development, expansion, widening, increase, stretching, broadening, continuation, enlargement, diversification, amplification, elongation, augmentation Russia is contemplating the extension of its territory
Translations
extension [ɪksˈtenʃən]
A. N (= act, part added) → extensión f; [of powers] → ampliación f; [of building] → ampliación f; [of road, stay, visit] → prolongación f; [of term, contract, credit] → prórroga f (Telec) → extensión, interno m (S. Cone), anexo m (S. Cone)
extension three one three seven, please → con la extensión tres uno tres siete, por favor
by extension → por extensión
extension three one three seven, please → con la extensión tres uno tres siete, por favor
by extension → por extensión
B. CPD extension cable N = extension lead extension courses NPL cursos externos organizados por una universidad
extension ladder N → escalera f extensible
extension lead N (Elec) → alargador m, alargadera f
extension ladder N → escalera f extensible
extension lead N (Elec) → alargador m, alargadera f
extension [ɪkˈstɛnʃən] n
[visa, contract] → prolongation f; [deadline] → report m
He signed a two-year extension to his contract → Il a signé une prolongation de deux ans de son contrat.
an extension to a visa → une prolongation d'un visa
He signed a two-year extension to his contract → Il a signé une prolongation de deux ans de son contrat.
an extension to a visa → une prolongation d'un visa
(= new section) [road, railway line] → prolongement m
an extension to the M40 → le prolongement de la M40
an extension to the M40 → le prolongement de la M40
(= development) [idea] → prolongement m
(to wire, table) → rallonge f
(= telephone) (in offices) → poste m; (in private house) → téléphone m supplémentaire
Extension 3137, please → Poste trente et un trente-sept, s'il vous plaît.
Extension 3137, please → Poste trente et un trente-sept, s'il vous plaît.
(= granting) the extension of the franchise to women → l'extension du droit de vote aux femmes
extension cable n → rallonge f
extension cord (US) n → rallonge f
extension ladder n → échelle f coulissante
extension lead n → rallonge m
extension cable n → rallonge f
extension cord (US) n → rallonge f
extension ladder n → échelle f coulissante
extension lead n → rallonge m
extension
extension:
n
(of property) → Vergrößerung f; (of business, knowledge) → Erweiterung f, → Vergrößerung f; (of powers, franchise, research, frontiers) → Ausdehnung f; (of road, line, period of time) → Verlängerung f; (of house) → Anbau m; (of time limit) → Verlängerung f, → Aufschub m
(= addition to length of sth, of road, line, table, holidays, leave etc) → Verlängerung f; (of house) → Anbau m
(Logic, of word, concept) → Extension f
extension:
extension cable
n → Verlängerungskabel nt
extension course
n (Univ) → weiterführender Kurs
extension ladder
n → Ausziehleiter f
extension lead
n → Verlängerungsschnur f
extension [ɪksˈtɛnʃ/ən] n (for table, electric flex) → prolunga; (of road, term) → prolungamento; (of contract, deadline) → proroga; (building) → annesso; (telephone, in private house) → derivazione f; (in office) → interno
extension 3718 → interno 3718
to have an extension built onto one's house → far ingrandire la casa
extension [ɪksˈtɛnʃ/ən] n (for table, electric flex) → prolunga; (of road, term) → prolungamento; (of contract, deadline) → proroga; (building) → annesso; (telephone, in private house) → derivazione f; (in office) → interno
extension 3718 → interno 3718
to have an extension built onto one's house → far ingrandire la casa
extension 3718 → interno 3718
to have an extension built onto one's house → far ingrandire la casa
extension [ɪksˈtɛnʃ/ən] n (for table, electric flex) → prolunga; (of road, term) → prolungamento; (of contract, deadline) → proroga; (building) → annesso; (telephone, in private house) → derivazione f; (in office) → interno
extension 3718 → interno 3718
to have an extension built onto one's house → far ingrandire la casa
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