Definition and Synonyms for Extension

Definition of Extension

1. A mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt Noun
2. Act of expanding in scope; making more widely available Noun
3. The spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions Noun
4. An educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students Noun
5. Act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb Noun
6. A string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename Noun
7. The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to Noun
8. The ability to raise the working leg high in the air Noun
9. Amount or degree or range to which something extends Noun
10. An additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line Noun
11. An addition to the length of something Noun
12. An addition that extends a main building Noun

flexion
Noun
antonym
1
1. act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
extensional
Adjective Satellite
derivation
1
1. defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies
extend
Verb
derivation
2
1. extend in scope or range or area
2. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

Words Rhyme with extension

Etymology for extension