extension
/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase
- plural
- extensions
Meanings
- 1
The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase
I need an extension cable.
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This extension lead is too short.
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- 2
The state of being extended
- 3
A part of a building that has been added onto the original
- 4
An outgrowth; a part of something that extends its capabilities
- 5
An optional software component that adds functionality to an application
- 6
That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension")rare
- 7
A short exact sequence 1→H→E→G→1, or the group E thereinrare
- 8
A short exact sequence 0→B→E→A→0, or the object E thereinrare
- 9
Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intensionrare
- 10
Semantic widening, broadening of meaningrare