English noun: extension | |||
1. | extension (time) a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt | ||
Samples | They applied for an extension of the loan. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | delay, hold, postponement, time lag, wait | ||
2. | extension (act) act of expanding in scope; making more widely available | ||
Samples | Extension of the program to all in need. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enlargement, expansion | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | spread, spreading, stretch | ||
3. | extension (communication) the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions | ||
Synonyms | propagation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | airing, dissemination, public exposure, spreading | ||
4. | extension (act) an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students | ||
Synonyms | extension service, university extension | ||
Broader (hypernym) | didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching | ||
Part holonym | extension course | ||
5. | extension (act) act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stretching | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hyperextension | ||
Antonyms | flexion, flexure | ||
6. | extension (communication) a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename | ||
Samples | Most applications provide extensions for the files they create. Most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS. | ||
Synonyms | file name extension, filename extension | ||
Broader (hypernym) | string | ||
Part meronym | computer file name, computer filename, file name, filename | ||
7. | extension (cognition) the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to | ||
Samples | The extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos. | ||
Synonyms | denotation, reference | ||
Broader (hypernym) | meaning, substance | ||
8. | extension (attribute) the ability to raise the working leg high in the air | ||
Samples | The dancer was praised for her uncanny extension. Good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dance, property | ||
9. | extension (attribute) amount or degree or range to which something extends | ||
Samples | The wire has an extension of 50 feet. | ||
Synonyms | lengthiness, prolongation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | longness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | coextension | ||
10. | extension (artifact) an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line | ||
Synonyms | extension phone, telephone extension | ||
Broader (hypernym) | phone, telephone, telephone set | ||
11. | extension (artifact) an addition to the length of something | ||
Synonyms | elongation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | add-on, addition, improver | ||
12. | extension (artifact) an addition that extends a main building | ||
Synonyms | annex, annexe, wing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | add-on, addition, improver | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ell | ||
Part meronym | building, edifice | ||