Noun Definition
extension
1.Definition: 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"
Category: General2.Definition: 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"
Category: General3.Definition: act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
"Extension of the program to all in need"
Category: General5.Definition: amount or degree or range to which something extends
"The wire has an extension of 50 feet"
Related Noun(s):lengthiness, prolongation
Category: General7.Definition: an addition to the length of something
Related Noun(s):elongation
Category: Objects8.Definition: an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
Category: Objects9.Definition: an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
Category: General10.Definition: 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"
Category: General11.Definition: 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"
Related Noun(s):denotation, reference
Category: General12.Definition: the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
Related Noun(s):propagation
Category: General