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extension

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/noun3 syllables

Extension means: an addition that extends a main building.

Synonyms for extension15

noun, as in an addition that extends a main building

annex, annexe, wing

noun, as in an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students

extension service, university extension

noun, as in a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename

filename extension, file name extension

noun, as in the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

reference, denotation

noun, as in amount or degree or range to which something extends

lengthiness, prolongation

noun, as in an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line

telephone extension, extension phone

noun, as in the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

propagation

noun, as in an addition to the length of something

elongation

Opposites of extension

flexion

What does extension mean?12

noun

1

an addition that extends a main building

2

an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students

3

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”

4

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”

5

amount or degree or range to which something extends“the wire has an extension of 50 feet”

6

an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line

7

the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

8

an addition to the length of something

9

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”

10

act of expanding in scope; making more widely available“extension of the program to all in need”

11

act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb

12

the ability to raise the working leg high in the air“the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with extension?17

four syllables

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Extension in a sentence

  • The extension of summer vacation delighted the children.nana2capriccio
  • The computer is the logical extension of human beings: intelligence without morality.Miktsoanit
  • May we therefore ask you for a two months' extension of credit?unknown
  • The extension lead for the computer is too short.sundown
  • Life extension became more reliable as research in the biological fields expanded.nonong
  • The book is an extension of memory and imagination.carlosalberto
  • His extension number is eight four three two.Ioan_Cristian
  • I need a new extension cord like this one.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of extension

as a noun

plural
extensions