extension

noun

1. 1

   act of expanding in scope; making more widely available

   extension of the program to all in need

2. 2

   act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb

3. 3

   an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students

4. 4

   an addition that extends a main building

5. 5

   an addition to the length of something

6. 6

   an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line

7. 7

   amount or degree or range to which something extends

   the wire has an extension of 50 feet

8. 8

   the ability to raise the working leg high in the air

   the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension

   good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability

9. 9

   the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

   the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos

10. 10

    the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

11. 11

    a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename

    most applications provide extensions for the files they create

    most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS

12. 12

    a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

    they applied for an extension of the loan