"extension" | Definition and Related Words

extension

Noun

A mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt (synset 115297368)
"they applied for an extension of the loan"

is a type of: delay, hold, postponement, time lag, wait - time during which some action is awaited
Act of expanding in scope;
Making more widely available (synset 100368594)
"extension of the program to all in need"

is a type of: enlargement, expansion - the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
subtypes:
- spread, spreading - act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
- stretch - extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
The spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions (synset 106263648)
is a type of: airing, dissemination, public exposure, spreading - the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate

same as: propagation
An educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students (synset 100887717)
is a type of: didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

has: extension course - a course offered as part of an extension service

same as: extension service, university extension
Act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb (synset 100370340)
is a type of: stretching - act of expanding by lengthening or widening

subtypes: hyperextension - greater than normal 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 (synset 106346173)
"most applications provide extensions for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS"

is a type of: string - a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)

is a part of: 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

same as: file name extension, filename extension
The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression;
The class of objects that an expression refers to (synset 105931581)
"the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"

is a type of: meaning, substance - the idea that is intended

same as: denotation, reference
The ability to raise the working leg high in the air (synset 105221867)
"the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension"; "good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability"
is a type of:
- property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
- dance - an artistic form of nonverbal communication
Amount or degree or range to which something extends (synset 105140800)
"the wire has an extension of 50 feet"

is a type of: longness - the property of being of long spatial extent

subtypes: coextension - equality of extension or duration

same as: lengthiness, prolongation
An additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line (synset 103311814)
is a type of: phone, 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

same as: extension phone, telephone extension
An addition to the length of something (synset 103286846)
is a type of: add-on, addition, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it

same as: elongation
An addition that extends a main building (synset 102716453)
is a type of: add-on, addition, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it

subtypes: ell - an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building

is a part of: building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

same as: annex, annexe, wing

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