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Noun
/ikˈstenSHən/,
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extensions, plural;
  1. A part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it; a continuation
    • - the railroad's southern extension
  2. A room or set of rooms added to an existing building

  3. The action or process of becoming or making something larger
    • - the extension of the president's powers
  4. An application of an existing system or activity to a new area
    • - direct marketing is an extension of telephone selling
  5. An increase in the length of time given to someone to hold office, complete a project, or fulfill an obligation

  6. An optional suffix to a file name, typically consisting of a period followed by several characters, indicating the file's content or function

  7. A length of electric cord that permits the use of an appliance at some distance from a fixed socket

  8. An extra telephone on the same line as the main one

  9. A subsidiary telephone in a set of offices or similar building, on a line leading from the main switchboard but having its own additional number

  10. Instruction by a university or college for students who do not attend full time
    • - extension courses
  11. Lengths of real or artificial hair woven into a person's own hair to create a long hairstyle

  12. The action of moving a limb from a bent to a straight position
    • - seizures with sudden rigid extension of the limbs
  13. The muscle action controlling this
    • - triceps extension
  14. The ability of a dancer to raise one leg above the waist, or an instance of this
    • - she has amazing extension
    • - he could perform 180-degree extensions
  15. The application of traction to a fractured or dislocated limb or to an injured or diseased spinal column to restore it to its normal position

  16. The lengthening of a horse's stride within a particular gait

  17. The range of a term or concept as measured by the objects that it denotes or contains, as opposed to its internal content

  18. The property of occupying space; spatial magnitude
    • - nature, for Descartes, was pure extension in space

  1. a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; "they applied for an extension of the loan"
  2. act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need"
  3. propagation: the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
  4. an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
  5. act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
  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; "most applications provide extensions for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS"
  7. In mathematics, a group extension is a general means of describing a group in terms of a particular normal subgroup and quotient group. If Q and N are two groups, then G is an extension of Q by N if there is a short exact sequence
  8. In computing, a plug-in is a set of software components that adds specific capabilities to a larger software application. If supported, plug-ins enable customizing the functionality of an application. ...
  9. In geology, a rift or chasm is a place where the Earth's crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics.
  10. Extension is a movement of a joint that results in increased angle between two bones or body surfaces at a joint. Extension usually results in straightening of the bones or body surfaces involved. For example, extension is produced by extending the flexed (bent) elbow. ...
  11. On the Apple Macintosh operating system prior to Mac OS X, extensions were small pieces of code that extended the system's functionality. They were run initially at start-up time, and operated by a variety of mechanisms, including trap patching and other code modifying techniques. ...
  12. In metaphysics, extension is, roughly speaking, the property of "taking up space". René Descartes defines extension as the property of existing in more than one dimension. ...
  13. The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion; That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. ...
  14. (EXTENSIONS) The area of design made as a cutout that extends beyond the basic rectangular space of an advertising structure.
  15. (Extensions) the ninth, eleventh and thirteenth of a chord.
  16. (Extensions) The term extension refers to a guest who has requested an extension of their stay beyond their original departure date.
  17. ("EXTENSIONS") A request for an extension to submit a lot to a recognised expert or expert committee for a Certificate of Authenticity must be made in writing prior to or on the day of the auction. Prestige shall have an absolute discretion not to grant an extension. ...
  18. (Extensions) Additional notes added to the upper chord structure that create the unique sound color of Jazz. 9/11/13.
  19. (Extensions) Any new reserves credited to a previously producing reservoir because of enlargement of its proved area. This enlargement in proved area is usually due to new well drilling outside of the previously known productive limits of the reservoir.
  20. (Extensions) Applications should include a suggestion and recommendation system such as that found on Amazon or StumbleUpon (the “If you like X, you’ll like Y feature)
  21. (Extensions) As used in this course, extensions are additional tasks that are of the same basic problem type as the original. Extensions are often formed by changing the size of numbers, the conditions, or asking for a generalization. For example, consider
  22. (Extensions) Ascending and descending stems and loops of bizonal and trizonal letters. Eyelet, blind An eyelet formation of such size or width that it is "filled in."
  23. (Extensions) At UAL and LCC Course Directors are not able to grant extensions to deadlines due to student's illness, personal circumstances, bereavement etc. ...
  24. (Extensions) Category of moves done with arms extended.
  25. (Extensions) Files are identified by a three or four letter or number code, called an extension. This comes after the full stop following the filename. Common types include .doc and .txt for word-processor documents. Files ending in .gif and .jpg generally contain images. Files ending in . ...