What part of speech is extension?

Extension can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

Inflections

Noun

What does extension mean?

Definitions

Verb

extension - The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion.
extension - That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space.
extension - Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; -- correlative of intension.
extension - The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
extension - The straightening of a limb, in distinction from flexion.
extension - A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.

Noun

extension - act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need"
extension - act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
extension - amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet"
extension - an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
extension - 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"
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; "most applications provide extensions for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS"
extension - an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
extension - 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"
extension - 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"
extension - an addition that extends a main building
extension - the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
extension - an addition to the length of something

Examples of extension

#   Sentence  
1. noun Extension of the program to all in need.
2. noun The wire has an extension of 50 feet.
3. noun The dancer was praised for her uncanny extension.
4. noun Good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability.
5. noun Most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS.
6. noun They applied for an extension of the loan.
7. noun The extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos.
8. noun My extension is 35620.
9. noun The extension of the summer vacation delighted the children.
10. noun Grace goes to phone extension upstairs.
11. noun May we therefore ask you for a two months' extension of credit?
12. noun This is the operator. Which extension would you like?
13. noun I'll speak to anyone at extension 214.
14. noun Japan's problem has been that she has continued to view international relations as an extension of her hierarchical interpersonal relations at home.
15. noun They built an extension to the office.
Sentence  
noun
Extension of the program to all in need.
The wire has an extension of 50 feet.
The dancer was praised for her uncanny extension.
Good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability.
Most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS.
They applied for an extension of the loan.
The extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos.
My extension is 35620.
The extension of the summer vacation delighted the children.
Grace goes to phone extension upstairs.
May we therefore ask you for a two months' extension of credit?
This is the operator. Which extension would you like?
I'll speak to anyone at extension 214.
Japan's problem has been that she has continued to view international relations as an extension of her hierarchical interpersonal relations at home.
They built an extension to the office.

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