extension

extension
[[t]ɪkste̱nʃ(ə)n[/t]]
extensions
1) N-COUNT An extension is a new room or building which is added to an existing building or group of buildings.
2) N-COUNT: usu with supp An extension is a new section of a road or rail line that is added to an existing road or line.

...the Jubilee Line extension.

3) N-COUNT An extension is an extra period of time for which something lasts or is valid, usually as a result of official permission.

He first entered Britain on a six-month visa, and was given a further extension of six months...

Ian Lentern has been granted a three-year extension.

4) N-COUNT: usu N of n Something that is an extension of something else is a development of it that includes or affects more people, things, or activities.

Many Filipinos see the bases as an extension of American colonial rule...

That's the logical extension of my approach.

5) N-COUNT: also N num An extension is a telephone line that is connected to the switchboard of a company or institution, and that has its own number. The written abbreviation ext. is also used.

She can get me on extension 308...

For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.

6) N-COUNT An extension is a part which is connected to a piece of equipment in order to make it reach something further away.

...a 30-foot extension cord...

Some of the best extensions are made from sections of rod tube or drainpipe.


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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

  • Extension — may refer to: * Extension (kinesiology), a movement of a joint in which one part of the body is moved away from another. * Extension (metaphysics), the property of taking up space * Extension (semantics), the set of things to which a property… …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • extensión — sustantivo femenino 1. Acción y resultado de extender o extenderse: la extensión de la crisis económica, la extensión de un incendio, la extensión de brazos y piernas. La extensión de la enfermedad es imparable. El monte era un obstáculo para la… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • 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

  • Extensión — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Extensión puede referirse a: Extensión (anatomía), cuando una parte del cuerpo se aleja de otra parte del cuerpo, pivotando en una articulación. Extensión (música), el intervalo entre el sonido más grave y el más… …   Wikipedia Español

  • extension — Extension. s. f. v. Estenduë, Tout corps a extension. on ne peut s imaginer qu il y ait de la quantité, où il n y a point d extension. On dit fig. Extension de privilege, extension d authorité, pour dire, Augmentation d authorité, augmentation de …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Extension — Ex*ten sion, n. [L. extensio: cf. F. extension. See {Extend}, v. t.] 1. The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • extensión — f. Acción muscular en la que dos miembros se alejan hasta disponerse más o menos alineados. Se opone a flexión. Medical Dictionary. 2011. extensión movimiento mediante el cual dos segmentos de …   Diccionario médico

  • extensión — (Del lat. extensĭo, ōnis). 1. f. Acción y efecto de extender o extenderse. 2. Línea conectada a una centralita. 3. Biol. y Med. Preparación para examen microscópico, generalmente de sangre, exudados o cultivos bacterianos, en la que estas… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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