Extension
[n] act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need"
[n] act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
[n] an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students
[n] an addition that extends a main building
[n] an addition to the length of something
[n] an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
[n] amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet"
[n] 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"
[n] the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
[n] 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"
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Synonyms
annex, annexe, denotation, elongation, extension phone, extension service, lengthiness, prolongation, propagation, reference, telephone extension, university extension, wing
Related Terms
access, accession, accessory, accompaniment, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, acreage, addenda, addendum, additament, addition, additive, additory, additum, adjunct, adjuvant, advance, affective meaning, aggrandizement, alternate, alternative