Extension Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Extension
An increase in the volume of a substance while its mass remains the same. Expansion is usually due to heating. When substances are heated, the molecular bonds between their particles are weakened, and the particles move faster, causing the substance to expand.
additional telephone
Something added
An addition to or expansion of a statement or idea.
Either part of a double door, screen, etc.
filename extension
(Computing) A file extension.
(Soccer) Penalty box; penalty area.
(Figuratively) Power; might; strength; support.
A location of an organization with several locations.
A period of existence or persistence:
(Figuratively) A making more obvious or serious; exacerbation.
The act of prolonging.
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A number of points offered to equalize the chances of winning in a wager on a competition, usually between sports teams.
The extent of a given activity or subject that is involved, treated, or relevant:
The ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching.
The full period or length of a contest or game:
A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension or its crosswise grain, especially a piece of fabric measured from selvage to selvage.
The actual state of affairs:
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Any of the systems of nerve fibers by which a group of nerve cells discharges its nerve impulses to one or more other cell groups.
A brief period of residence or visiting.
The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
The definition of an orbit is a circular shape, the rotation of one full circle or a range of experience.
The general scope and coverage of a statute.
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Selection, array.
A community or territory over which a sovereign rules; a kingdom.
The steady motion of an electron beam across a cathode-ray tube.
(Informal, Business) Regular upward and downward change in the price of stocks or in some other business activity
extension service
an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
university extension
an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
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telephone-extension
an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
Reference means someone or something which is a source of information about a subject.
(Semiotics) The surface or literal meaning encoded to a signifier, and the definition most likely to appear in a dictionary
Propagation is the reproduction or spreading of something.
file name extension
a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
pensionat
The study and application of telephone technology.
(Music) a compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by multiplying the length of each note by the same number
A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
The act or process of growing out.
extension phone
an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
Postponement of a penalty, esp. that of death; also, a warrant ordering this
Antonyms for Extension
(Chemistry) A decrease in positive valence or an increase in negative valence by the gaining of electrons.
The acquisition of something, generally negative.
The act of abridging or the state of being abridged.
A fat, such as butter or lard, used to make cake or pastry light or flaky.
The act of curtailing
Amount of decreasing
(Anatomy) The act of bending a joint or limb in the body by the action of flexors.
The act or process of compressing.
The act or product of shortening.
Words Related to Extension
An increasing or becoming increased
The measurement of distance along the longest dimension of an object.
(Uncountable) The act of adding anything.
The period of time during which one is delayed.
(Computing) A representation of an execution state of a program at a certain point in time, which may be used at a later time to resume the execution of the program from that point.
The state or quality of being intense; intensity.
A variation of clothing size longer than the average for that size
Any specified area or region
(US) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions. syn. transl.
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