English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "extension"

extension

Từ điển Collocation

extension noun

¹ part added to a building

ADJ. planned, proposed | home, kitchen | one-storey, two-storey, etc.

VERB + EXTENSION add, build

PREP. ~ to They're building an extension to their house.

² extra time

ADJ. one-week, two-year, etc.

VERB + EXTENSION apply for, ask for, request He's applied for an extension of his visa. | get, receive She got an extension for writing her essay. | give sb, grant sb

³ making sth larger/taking sth further

ADJ. considerable, great, major, massive, significant | modest | further This new job is a further extension of his role as a manager. | general | gradual a gradual extension of the powers of central government | hair Hair extensions are pieces of artificial hair that are added to your hair to make it longer.

⁴ taking an argument/a situation further

ADJ. logical, natural, obvious The team appraisal is a logical extension of the individual appraisal interview.

PREP. by ~ The blame lies with the teachers and, by extension, with the Education Service.

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• 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

• act of expanding in scope; making more widely available

  extension of the program to all in need

• the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions; propagation
• an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students; extension service, university extension
• act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
• a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename; filename extension, file name extension

  most applications provide extensions for the files they create

  most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS

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

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

• 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

• amount or degree or range to which something extends; lengthiness, prolongation

  the wire has an extension of 50 feet

• an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line; telephone extension, extension phone
• an addition to the length of something; elongation
• an addition that extends a main building; annex, annexe, wing

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Microsoft Computer Dictionary

n. 1. A set of characters added to a filename that serves to extend or clarify its meaning or to identify a file as a member of a category. An extension may be assigned by the user or by a program, as, for example, .com or .exe for executable programs that MS-DOS can load and run. 2. A supplemental set of codes used to include additional characters in a particular character set. 3. A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program. 4. On the Macintosh, a program that alters or augments the functionality of the operating system. There are two types: system extensions, such as QuickTime, and Chooser extensions, such as printer drivers. When a Macintosh is turned on, the extensions in the Extensions folder within the System folder are loaded into memory. See also Chooser extension, QuickTime, System folder.

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Bloomberg Financial Glossary

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Voluntary arrangements to restructure a firm's debt, under which the payment date is postponed.

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

extensions
syn.: annex annexe denotation elongation extension phone extension service file name extension filename extension lengthiness prolongation propagation reference telephone extension university extension wing