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How to pronounce extension in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms denotation, reference
Type of meaning, substance
Derivation extensional


the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos.
Type Words
Synonyms annex, annexe, wing
Type of improver, add-on, addition
Has types ell
Type Words
Synonyms lengthiness, prolongation
Type of longness
Has types coextension


the wire has an extension of 50 feet.
Type Words
Synonyms elongation
Type of improver, add-on, addition
Type Words
Synonyms propagation
Type of airing, public exposure, spreading, dissemination
Type Words
Synonyms extension phone, telephone extension
Type of telephone, phone, telephone set
Type Words
Synonyms extension service, university extension
Type of pedagogy, educational activity, education, teaching, didactics, instruction
Type Words
Synonyms file name extension, filename extension
Type of string


most applications provide extensions for the files they create.
most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS.
Type Words
Type of expansion, enlargement
Has types stretch, spreading, spread
Derivation extend


extension of the program to all in need.
Type Words
Type of stretching
Has types hyperextension
Derivation extend
Type Words
Type of delay, hold, wait, time lag, postponement


they applied for an extension of the loan.
Type Words
Type of dance, property


the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension.
good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability.

Examples of extension

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I'd like to see an extension cord or batteries to test items before buying, too.
From the dailyherald.com
Taxpayers requesting an extension will have until Oct. 17 to file their returns.
From the thenewstribune.com
Finally, the tax-cut deal provides a costly extension of unemployment insurance.
From the washingtontimes.com
It all is monitored by this extension and then used to serve tweets back to you.
From the techcrunch.com
Many entrepreneurs treat an organization like it's an extension of their family.
From the online.wsj.com
Unless Congress passes a third extension, they will fall to $625,500 in October.
From the online.wsj.com
Quicken's culture is a direct extension of Gilbert's philosophy and personality.
From the freep.com
Consider it an unofficial extension of the Ann Arbor Folk Festival this weekend.
From the freep.com
It feels very natural as an extension in a way that Twitter and Facebook do not.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • Propagation: the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
  • An educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
  • Act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
  • 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"
  • In mathematics, a group extension is a general means of describing a group in terms of a particular normal subgroup and quotient group. If Q and N are two groups, then G is an extension of Q by N if there is a short exact sequence
  • In computing, a plug-in is a set of software components that adds specific capabilities to a larger software application. If supported, plug-ins enable customizing the functionality of an application. ...
  • In geology, a rift or chasm is a place where the Earth's crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics.