English noun: extent | |||
1. | extent (state) the point or degree to which something extends | ||
Samples | The extent of the damage. The full extent of the law. To a certain extent she was right. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | degree, level, point, stage | ||
2. | extent (attribute) the distance or area or volume over which something extends | ||
Samples | The vast extent of the desert. An orchard of considerable extent. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | magnitude | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ambit, area, bound, boundary, compass, coverage, deepness, depth, expanse, frontage, length, limit, orbit, range, reach, scope, surface area | ||