extension
The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an…The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase.
» This extension cord is too short.
Das Verlängerungskabel hier ist zu kurz.
Этот удлинитель слишком короткий.
Цей подовжувач закороткий.
Meaning
19 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase.
Next month the house is undergoing an extension.
Due to the unforeseen circumstances, you are allowed an extension of two weeks to complete the task.
act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
(countable, uncountable)The state of being extended.
Ausdehnung, Erweiterung
расшире́ниеrasširénije, продле́ниеprodlénije
(countable, uncountable)That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension").
Ausdehnung
(countable, uncountable)A short exact sequence 1→H→E→G→1, or the group E therein.
(countable, uncountable)A short exact sequence 0→B→E→A→0, or the object E therein.
(countable, uncountable)A part of a building that has been added onto the original.
пристро́йкаpristrójka
(countable, uncountable)An outgrowth; a part of something that extends its capabilities.
Parents who treat their children as an extension of themselves
My research is an extension of the work of my mentor.
(countable, uncountable)Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension.
Ausdehnung
(countable, uncountable)Semantic widening, broadening of meaning.
Bedeutungserweiterung
(countable, uncountable)A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
Verlängerung
(countable, uncountable)The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
(countable, uncountable)An exercise in which an arm or leg is straightened against resistance.
Strecken
разгиба́ниеrazgibánije
Examples
69 sentencesThis extension cord is too short.
Цей подовжувач закороткий.
ruЭтот удлинитель слишком короткий.
deDas Verlängerungskabel hier ist zu kurz.
They built an extension to the office.
deSie bauten eine Erweiterung des Büros.
We're planning to apply for an extension.
I need an extension cord.
Мені потрібний подовжувач.
ruМне нужен удлинитель.
deIch brauche ein Verlängerungskabel.
What's the file extension?
ruКакое у файла расширение?
deWie ist die Datei-Endung?
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 5
Origin
From Middle English extensioun, from Old French estension, from Latin extensiō, extensiōneFrom Middle English extensioun, from Old French estension, from Latin extensiō, extensiōnem.
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Forms
plural: extensions| Singular | extension |
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| Plural | extensions |
regular
Synonyms
15 synonyms- an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students:extension serviceuniversity extension
- an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line:telephone extensionextension phone
- amount or degree or range to which something extends:lengthinessprolongation
- a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename:filename extensionfile name extension
- an addition to the length of something:elongation
- the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions:propagation
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
49 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable