The meaning of Extension

Extension – definition

noun
A part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it.
Usage examples:
The railway's southern extension
Synonims:
Addition Add-on Adjunct Addendum Augmentation Supplement Appendage Appendix Annexe Wing Supplementary building Ell
noun
A length of electric cable which permits the use of appliances at some distance from a fixed socket.
Usage examples:
Also british
noun
A subsidiary telephone on the same line as the main one.
Usage examples:
You can listen on the extension in the bedroom
noun
The action of moving a limb from a bent to a straight position.
Usage examples:
Seizures with sudden rigid extension of the limbs
noun
Denoting instruction by a university or college arranged for people who are not full-time students.
Usage examples:
A postgraduate extension course
noun
The range of a term or concept as measured by the objects which it denotes or contains.
Usage examples:
To make sure that the extension of the definiens matches that of the definiendum, beardsley thinks,…
noun
The property of occupying space.
Usage examples:
Nature, for descartes, was pure extension in space

noun
Any of two or more telephones in the same house that share the same number
Usage examples:
We have an extension in our bedroom., a contract extension, i applied for an extension to my visa.,…

noun
An increase in the period of time during which something is effective
Usage examples:
Grant/offer/receive an extension when it failed to meet the deadline, the company was granted an ex…

Extension translation into English

Extension: translate from English into Chinese

扩大, 延期, 伸展, 扩充, 扩张, 范围, 拉, 开拓, 续编, 挂, 续集, 电话分机

Extension: translate from English into Dutch

Verlenging, Uitbreiding, Uitbouw, Uitstrekking, Omvang, Uitgestrektheid, Aanzetstuk, Uittrekking, Suffix, Uitbreidheid, Achtervoegsel

Extension: translate from English into French

Extension, Prolongation, Prolongement, Rallonge, Étendue, Agrandissement, Rallongement, Sursis, Appareil supplémentaire, Ligne intérieure

Extension: translate from English into German

Verlängerung, Erweiterung, Ausdehnung, Nebenstelle, Ausbau, Ansatz, Anbau, Nachfrist, Fristverlängerung, Vergrößerung, Auszug, Frist, Anschlussnummer, Aufschub, Vertiefung

Extension: translate from English into Hindi

विस्तार, प्रसार, फैलाव, आयतन, आयाम, संतति, वृद्धि, व्याप्ति, विस्तार-क्षेत्र

Extension: translate from English into Italian

Estensione, Proroga, Ampliamento, Prolunga, Interno, Prolungamento, Dilazione

Extension: translate from English into Korean

확대, 신장, 연장선, 연기, 외연, 확충, 공개 강좌, 신장량, 뻗음, 전충성, 신장부분, 연장부분, 확장부분, 신장도

Extension: translate from English into Russian

Расширение, Продление, Продолжение, Удлинитель, Удлинение, Распространение, Протяженность, Добавочный номер, Растяжение, Развитие, Протяжение, Вытяжение, Отсрочка, Выпрямление, Вытягивание, Надставка, Добавление, Укрупнение, Ветка, Наставка, Размыкание, Отводная трубка, Дополнительный телефон

Extension: translate from English into Spanish

Extensión, Ampliación, Prórroga, Prolongación, Interno, Aumento, Ensanche, Supletorio, Duración, Anejo

Word origin

late Middle English: from late Latin extensio(n- ), from extendere ‘stretch out’ (see extend).

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Extension – similar words

extensible

adjective
Able to be extended or stretched; extendable.
Usage examples:
In a second, she was out of the car, extensible baton in hand

adjective
Used to describe a computer program or language that can be changed by the people who use it in order to make it suitable for what they need to do

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extensibility

noun
The ability to be extended or stretched.
Usage examples:
This process considerably diminishes the extensibility of the material

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Extension synonims

addendum

noun
An item of additional material added at the end of a book or other publication.

noun
Extra information added at the end of a report, letter, contract, etc.
Usage examples:
An addendum to sth an addendum to the contract stated that the buyer would be responsible for all t…

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addition

noun
The action or process of adding something to something else.
Usage examples:
The hotel has been extended with the addition of more rooms

noun
The process of calculating the total of a group of numbers
Usage examples:
[ u ] we learn addition and subtraction in first and second grade., [ c ] harold is the newest addi…

noun
Something extra that is added to something
Usage examples:
An addition to sth the company provides a compensation package which amounts to an addition to the …

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adjunct

noun
A thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.
Usage examples:
Computer technology is an adjunct to learning

adjective
Connected or added to something.
Usage examples:
Other adjunct therapies include immunotherapy

noun
Something added or connected to something larger or more important
Usage examples:
Canada’s economy is not an adjunct to the us’s but rather is expanding on its own., adjunct profess…

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annexe

noun
A building joined to or associated with a main building, providing additional space or accommodation.
Usage examples:
The school's one-storey wooden annex

verb
Add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.
Usage examples:
The first ten amendments were annexed to the constitution in 1791

verb
Add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation.
Usage examples:
The left bank of the rhine was annexed by france in 1797

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appendage

noun
A thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important.
Usage examples:
They treat scotland as a mere appendage of england

noun
A smaller or less important part that is attached to something
Usage examples:
The organism has small, leaflike appendages.

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appendix

noun
A tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals. in humans the appendix is small and has no known function, but in rabbits, hares, and some other herbivores it is involved in the digestion of cellulose.
Usage examples:
I'm merely standing in while stella is having her appendix out

noun
A separate part at the end of a book or report that gives additional information
Usage examples:
The appendix lists all the olympic champions.

noun
A separate part at the end of a report, legal document, book, etc. which gives extra information
Usage examples:
An appendix to sth financial projections are included in an appendix to the business plan., for a l…

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augmentation

noun
The action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount.
Usage examples:
The augmentation of the curriculum with new subjects

noun
The process of increasing the size, value, or quality of something by adding to it
Usage examples:
I think of making computers smarter as intelligence augmentation., cosmetic procedures include nose…

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ell

noun
A former measure of length (equivalent to six hand breadths) used mainly for textiles, locally variable but typically about 45 inches in england and 37 inches in scotland.
Usage examples:
Accordingly, edinburgh would keep the ell for linear measure, linlithgow the firlot for dry measure…

noun
Something that is l-shaped or that creates an l shape.
Usage examples:
1820 brick federal colonial featuring clapboard ell

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supplement

noun
A thing added to something else in order to complete or enhance it.
Usage examples:
The handout is a supplement to the official manual

verb
Add an extra element or amount to.
Usage examples:
I looked for a part-time job to supplement my income

noun
Something that is added to something else in order to improve it or complete it; something extra
Usage examples:
Hormone/vitamin supplements, an advertising supplement, she got a second job to supplement her inco…

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wing

noun
(in a bird) a modified forelimb that bears large feathers and is used for flying.
Usage examples:
Besides having forelimbs that resemble the wings of modern birds, the animal sported long feathers …

verb
Travel on wings or by aircraft; fly.
Usage examples:
George satisfied his keen urge to fly by winging homewards with the royal air force

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