LookItUpextension
Meaning in simple English
US /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/ · UK /ɪkˈstenʃən/
extension means: An extra part or period of time added to make something larger or last longer.
noun
EXTRA PART TIMEB1
An extra part or period of time added to make something larger or last longer.
- We built an extension last year.
- The teacher gave me a week's extension.
- She removed her hair extensions before swimming.
FILE ENDINGB1
Letters after the last dot in a computer document’s name that show its type.
- The file extension is pdf.
- Change the extension only if you know the file type.
- Some programs hide file extensions.
MAKING LONGERB2
The process or state of making something longer or allowing it to reach further.
- Full extension of the arm caused pain.
- The project involves the extension of the railway.
- Repeated extensions of the knee strengthened the muscle.
STRAIGHTENING LIMBC1
The movement of an arm, leg, or finger into a straight position, sometimes against a weight.
- Full extension of the knee was painful.
- She does leg extensions at the gym.
- The therapist checked extension in both elbows.
OCCUPIED SPACEC2
The amount of space, or sometimes time, that something takes up.
- Every physical object has extension in space.
- The philosopher discussed the extension of matter.
- The theory considers both spatial and temporal extension.
BONE ALIGNMENTC2
Pulling the ends of a broken bone apart to bring the pieces into a straight line.
- The doctor used extension to align the broken bone.
- Extension kept the bone fragments in line.
- Weights provided gentle extension during treatment.
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