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extension

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

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The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase

Examples :

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

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The state of being extended

Examples :

"The extension of the deadline gave the students more time to finish the project. "

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That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension")

Examples :

"The extension cord allowed the student to plug in their laptop farther from the wall outlet. "

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A part of a building that has been extended from the original

Examples :

"The school added a new extension to the building to accommodate the growing student population. "

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Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension.

Examples :

"The concept of "good citizenship" has a broad extension, encompassing many different actions and behaviors. "

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A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.

Examples :

"The bank granted an extension on the loan, giving Maria more time to repay the debt. "

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The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.

Examples :

"The doctor performed an extension on the patient's broken arm to realign the bone fragments. "

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An exercise in which an arm or leg is straightened against resistance.

Examples :

"To strengthen her biceps, Sarah performed several arm extensions. "

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A simple offensive action, consisting of extending the weapon arm forward.

Examples :

"The boxer's extension sent the opponent stumbling backward. "

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A numerical code used to specify a specific telephone in a telecommunication network.

Examples :

"My phone number needs a new extension to reach my colleague's office. "

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A file extension.

Examples :

"Files with the .txt extension usually contain text."

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An optional software component that adds functionality to an application.

Examples :

"a browser extension"

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The set of tuples of values that, used as arguments, satisfy the predicate.

Examples :

"The extension of the rule "students who study for more than two hours are eligible for extra credit" includes all the students who actually studied for more than two hours. "

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(grammar) A kind of derivative morpheme applied to verbs in Bantu languages.

Examples :

"The verb "to teach" has an extension in some Bantu languages that signifies a repeated action. "

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