01 n. The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmenta…
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The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion.
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That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space.(Physics)
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Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; -- correlative of intension.(Logic & Metaph.)“The law is that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension.” — Sir W. Hamilton.“The extension of [the term] plant is greater than that of geranium, because it includes more objects.” — Abp. Thomson.
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The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.(Surg.)
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The straightening of a limb, in distinction from flexion.(Physiol.)
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A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.(Com.)
Phrases & compounds
Counter extension —
See under Counter.
Extension table —
a table so constructed as to be readily extended or contracted in length.