extension
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noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase.
Next month the house is undergoing an extension.
Due to the unforeseen circumstances, you are allowed an extension of two weeks to complete the task.
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(countable, uncountable)The state of being extended.
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(countable, uncountable)That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension").
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(countable, uncountable)(mathematics, group theory, of a group G by a group H) A short exact sequence 1→H→E→G→1, or the group E therein.
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(countable, uncountable)(mathematics, homological algebra, of an object A by an object B in an abelian category) A short exact sequence 0→B→E→A→0, or the object E therein.
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(countable, uncountable)A part of a building that has been added onto the original.
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(countable, uncountable)An outgrowth; a part of something that extends its capabilities.
Parents who treat their children as an extension of themselves
My research is an extension of the work of my mentor.
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(countable, uncountable)(semantics) Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension.
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(countable, uncountable)(linguistics, semantics) semantic widening, broadening of meaning
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(countable, uncountable)(banking, finance) A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
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(countable, uncountable)(medicine) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
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(countable, uncountable)(weightlifting) An exercise in which an arm or leg is straightened against resistance.
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From Middle English extensioun, from Old French estension, from Latin extensiō, extensiōnem.