extension

1. v. t. The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion. Source: opted

2. v. t. That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space. Source: opted

3. v. t. Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; -- correlative of intension. Source: opted

4. v. t. The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line. Source: opted

5. v. t. The straightening of a limb, in distinction from flexion. Source: opted

6. v. t. A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt. Source: opted

7. n. a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt Source: wordnet

8. n. act of expanding in scope; making more widely available Source: wordnet

9. n. the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions Source: wordnet

10. n. an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students Source: wordnet

11. n. act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb Source: wordnet

12. n. a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename Source: wordnet

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