Main entry: extension
Definition: act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
Usage: extension of the program to all in need
Main entry: extension
Definition: act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
Main entry: extension, extension service, university extension
Definition: an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
Main entry: annex, annexe, extension, wing
Definition: an addition that extends a main building
Main entry: elongation, extension
Definition: an addition to the length of something
Main entry: extension, extension phone, telephone extension
Definition: an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
Main entry: lengthiness, extension, prolongation
Definition: amount or degree or range to which something extends
Usage: the wire has an extension of 50 feet
Main entry: extension
Definition: the ability to raise the working leg high in the air
Usage: the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension; good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability
Main entry: denotation, reference, extension
Definition: the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
Usage: the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos
Main entry: propagation, extension
Definition: the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
Main entry: file name extension, filename extension, extension
Definition: a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
Usage: most applications provide extensions for the files they create; most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS
Main entry: extension
Definition: a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
Usage: they applied for an extension of the loan