extension

extension
noun
1 (BrE) part added to a building ⇨ See also ↑addition
ADJECTIVE
planned, proposed
home, kitchen
one-storey, two-storey, etc.
VERB + EXTENSION
add, build
PREPOSITION
extension to

They're building an extension to their house.

2 extra time
ADJECTIVE
one-week, two-year, etc.
contract

The player has signed a five-year contract extension.

VERB + EXTENSION
apply for, ask for, request

He's applied for an extension of his visa.

negotiate
get, receive

She got an extension for writing her essay.

give sb, grant sb
sign
3 making sth larger/taking sth further
ADJECTIVE
considerable, great, major, massive (esp. BrE), significant
modest
further

This new job is a further extension of his role as a manager.

gradual

a gradual extension of the powers of central government

hair

Hair extensions make your hair look longer.

brand (business)

The company sees brand extensions as a means of tempting back customers.

4 taking an argument/a situation further
ADJECTIVE
logical, natural, obvious

The team appraisal is a logical extension of the individual appraisal interview.

PREPOSITION
by extension

The blame lies with the teachers and, by extension, with the politicians.


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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

  • 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 — 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

  • Extension — Sf Ausdehnung, Erstreckung per. Wortschatz fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. extēnsio ( ōnis), zu l. extendere ausdehnen, ausbreiten , zu l. tendere spannen, ausdehnen, ausstrecken und l. ex . Adjektiv: extensiv.    Ebenso ne. extension …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • extension — c.1400, from O.Fr. extension (14c.) and directly from L. extensionem/extentionem (nom. extensio/extentio), noun of action from pp. stem of extendere (see EXTEND (Cf. extend)). In a concrete sense, extended portion of something (a railroad, etc.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • extension — extension. Одноцепочечный участок “липких концов” <cohesive ends> двухцепочечной молекулы ДНК; например, рестриктаза BamHI после расщепления ДНК образует такой 5’ выступающий конец: 5’ Г А Г Ц Ц А А.... 3’ ### ### ### 3’ Г Т Т.... 5’… …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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