Definition: 1. The act of increasing the area of activity, group of people, etc. that is affected by something. 2. A mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt. 3. Act of expanding in scope; making more widely available. 4. The spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions.
Use 'extension' in a sentence:
1. The extension of astronomy from visible light to radio waves to x-rays and gamma rays never failed to lead to the discovery of unusual objects such as radio galaxies, quasars, and pulsars.
2. That extension is busy right now. Can you hold?
3. The support for the fence is mounted on an extension to the table.
4. Even less fortunate was the extension of this type of thinking to include animals as well as plants.
5. They have built an extension to the hospital.
6. The extension of London's Ulez will arouse strong resistance.
7. Temporary extension of two years will guarantee scientists enough time.
8. Can I have extension 4332 please?
9. We have an extension in the bedroom.
10. The basic extension contains very simple elements: one word and, of course, a new synonym.
11. A single currency was accepted as the logical extension to removal of these trade barriers.
12. In America, copyright holders get 95 years' protection as a result of an extension granted in 1998, derided by critics as the "Mickey Mouse Protection Act".
13. We see our children as an extension of ourselves, so if you're saying that my child is behaving inappropriately, then that's somehow a criticism of me.
14. You don't need to restart the browser after installing an extension.
15. The Princess of Wales laid the foundation stone for the extension to the Cathedral.
16. The second step of the infrastructure needs to take care of the range extension.
17. Test takers with disabilities may request a time extension.
18. Ian Lentern has been granted a three-year extension.
19. A flat-roofed extension will add nothing to the value or appearance of the house.
20. She's on extension 2401.
21. After a further four-month extension of her probation period, she was sacked.
22. The pub had an extension on Christmas Eve.
23. She can get me on extension 308.
24. Enraged by Entergy's behavior, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 last year against allowing an extension.
25. In 2006, the state went a step further, requiring that any extension of the plant's license be subject to Vermont legislature's approval.
26. That's the logical extension of my approach.
27. We used so many lights that we needed four extension cords.
28. For them to get a battery that goes 120 miles is an extension on range, not a reduction in range.
29. For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
30. My extension is two four double 0 (2400).
31. He first entered Britain on a six-month visa, and was given a further extension of six months.
32. The topics discussed included the co-ordinated study of the destruction of forests, as well as how to combat forest fires and the extension of European research programs on the forest ecosystem.
33. They've built an extension on.
34. Because the midpoint of the Medieval Warm Period was about 850, an extension of Bond's cycles would place the midpoint of the next warm interval in the twenty-fourth century.
35. Call the switchboard and ask for extension 410.
36. The extension is nearly finished.
37. It is also required an extension to your visa.
38. My extension is two four double 0.
39. What's your extension number?
40. He's been granted an extension of the contract for another year.
41. Many Filipinos see the bases as an extension of American colonial rule.
42. The extension of the subway will take several months.
43. Our host ran a long extension cord out from the house and set up a screen and a projector.
44. The blame lies with the teachers and, by extension, with the Education Service.
45. He will appeal to the state for an extension of unemployment benefits.
46. The bank plans various extensions to its credit facilities.
47. You can reach me at 637-2335, extension 354.
48. Some of the best extensions are made from sections of rod tube or drainpipe.
