| Noun | 1. | extension - 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. | extension - act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need"spreading, spread - act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time stretch - extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding" | |
| 3. | extension - the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions | |
| 4. | extension - an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students | |
| 5. | extension - act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limbstretching - act of expanding by lengthening or widening flexion, flexure - act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased | |
| 6. | extension - a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three 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"string - a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases) | |
| 7. | extension - the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"meaning, substance - the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" | |
| 8. | extension - the ability to raise the working leg high in the air; "the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension"; "good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability"property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" dance - an artistic form of nonverbal communication | |
| 9. | extension - amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet" | |
| 10. | extension - an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone linephone, telephone, telephone set - electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone" | |
| 11. | extension - an addition to the length of somethingadd-on, addition, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor" | |
| 12. | extension - an addition that extends a main buildingadd-on, addition, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor" building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" ell - an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building | |