Extension

/ɛkstˈɛnʃən/

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

[noun]

Extension

[NOUN]

a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

act of expanding in scope; making more widely available

the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

synonyms : propagation

an educational option provided by universities and colleges for people who are not able to study full time

synonyms : extension service

university extension

act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb

antonyms : flexion

an addition that extends a main building

synonyms : annex

annexe

wing

a period of time added to something to prolong it

synonyms : elongation

an extra telephone connected to the main phone line in a house; a phone line connected to the central line in a large building, with a number of its own

synonyms : extension phone

telephone extension

amount or degree or range to which something extends

synonyms : lengthiness

prolongation

the ability to raise the working leg high in the air

the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

synonyms : denotation

reference

a string of characters that comes after a period in a computer filename, typically indicating the file type or format

synonyms : file name extension

filename extension

Examples

1. That extension is busy right now.

2. They asked the teacher for an extension on the assignment.

3. They emailed the professor to ask for an extension on the assignment.

4. The teacher was kind enough to give us an extension on the project.