extension

extension
/Ik'stenSFn/ noun
1 EXTRA ROOMS (C) another room or rooms which are added to a building: The extension to the National Museum houses the Picasso collection.
2 TELEPHONE (C)
a) one of many telephone lines in a large building which all have different numbers: extension number: My extension number is 3821.
b) one of two or more telephones, usually in someone's house, which all have the same number: Can you put an extension in the bedroom?
3 EXTRA TIME (countable usually singular) an additional period of time given to someone in order to finish a job, pay money that they owe etc: Donald's been given an extension to finish his thesis. | The pub's got an extension tonight. (=it will stay open longer than usual)
4 ELECTRIC WIRE (C) also extension lead BrE extension cord AmE an additional piece of electric wire used when the wire you already have is not long enough: Use the extension when you cut the grass.
5 CONTROL/INFLUENCE (singular uncountable) a process in which someone's or something's influence or control increases
(+ of): the extension of the copyright laws to cover recorded material
6 MAKING STH BIGGER (singular uncountable) the process of making a road, building etc bigger or longer
(+ of): the proposed extension of the London-Cambridge motorway
7 by extension used before mentioning something that is naturally connected to or is a natural result of something else: My primary responsibility is to the company, and by extension to the people who work for it.
8 UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE (U) part of a British university or college that offers courses to people who are not full time students: extension course (=a course done by people who cannot study full time)
9 STRETCH ARM/LEG (U)
a) a process in which you stretch a part of the body: I had physiotherapy to improve the extension of my right hand.
b) the position of a part of the body when it is stretched: Your leg should now be at full extension.
 extensive /Ik'stensIv/ adjective
1 covering a large area: The house stands in extensive grounds. | extensive damage/repairs etc: The storm caused extensive damage.
2 containing or dealing with a lot of information and details: The abortion issue has been the subject of extensive debate.
— extensively adverb: Despite reading extensively, I still failed the exam. — extensiveness noun (U)

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • extension — [ ɛkstɑ̃sjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1361; bas lat. extensio, de extendere « étendre » 1 ♦ Didact. Action de se développer dans le sens de la longueur; son résultat. « Une matière ductile qui par son extension devient un filet herbacé » (Buffon). ⇒ allongement …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Extension — • Philosophical term. From Lat. ex tendere, to spread out Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Extension     Extension     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

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  • extension — ex·ten·sion n: an increase in length of time; specif: an increase in the time allowed under an agreement Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. extension …   Law dictionary

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  • Extension — (zu lat. extendere ‚ausdehnen, ausweiten‘, bzw. Lehnwort aus dem engl., dann [ɪkˈstɛnʃən]) steht für: engl. hair extension, eine künstliche Haarverlängerung die Streckung eines Gelenkes (z. B. die Aufrichtung der Wirbelsäule), siehe… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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