extension
US: /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
UK: /ɛkstˈɛnʃən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
extension /iks'tenʃn/- danh từ
- sự duỗi thẳng ra; sự đưa ra
- sự kéo dài ra, sự gia hạn; sự mở rộng
- phần kéo dài, phần mở rộng, phần nối thêm (vào nhà, vào dây nói...)
- an extension to a factory: phần mở rộng thêm vào xưởng máy
- (quân sự) sự dàn rộng ra
- lớp đại học mở rộng, lớp đại học nhân dân, lớp đại học buổi tối, lớp đại học bằng thư (tổ chức cho những người không phải là học sinh) ((cũng) University Extension)
- (thể dục,thể thao), (từ lóng) sự làm dốc hết sức
- sự dành cho (sự đón tiếp nồng nhiệt...); sự gửi tới (lời chúc tụng...)
- sự chép ra chữ thường (bản tốc ký)
- (vật lý) sự giãn, độ giãn
Advanced English dictionary
+ nounincreasing influence
1 [U, C] ~ (of sth) the act of increasing the area of activity, group of people, etc. that is affected by sth: the extension of new technology into developing countries + a gradual extension of the powers of central government + The bank plans various extensions to its credit facilities. + My home life was becoming no more than an extension of my job.
of building
2 [C] ~ (to sth) (BrE) (AmE addition) a new room or rooms that are added to a house
3 [C] a new part that is added to a building: a planned two-storey extension to the hospital
extra time
4 [C] ~ (of sth) an extra period of time allowed for sth: He's been granted an extension of the contract for another year. + a visa extension + (BrE) The pub had an extension (= was allowed to stay open longer) on Christmas Eve. + She was given an extension to finish writing her thesis.
telephone
5 [C] (abbreviation ext.) an extra telephone line connected to a central telephone in a house or to a SWITCHBOARD in a large building. In a large building, each extension usually has its own number: We have an extension in the bedroom. + What's your extension number? + Can I have extension 4332 please?
making sth larger
6 [U, C] the act of making sth longer or larger; the thing that is made longer and larger: The extension of the subway will take several months. + extensions to the original railway track + hair extensions (= pieces of artificial hair that are added to your hair to make it longer)
college / university
7 [C] (AmE) a part of a college or university that offers courses to students who are not studying FULL-TIME; a programme of study for these students: La Salle Extension University + extension courses
computing
8 the set of three letters that are placed after a dot at the end of the name of a file and that show what type of file it is: The extension.doc indicates a word-processing file.
electrical
9 [C] (BrE) = EXTENSION LEAD
Idioms: by extension (formal) taking the argument or situation one stage further: The blame lies with the teachers and, by extension, with the Education Service.(also extension) (both BrE) (AmE extension cord)
+ noun
an extra length of electric wire, used when the wire on an electrical device is not long enough
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 stretching, expansion, increase, enlargement, augmentation, development, amplification, broadening, widening, lengthening, spread, spreading:
The extension of the plan is scheduled for next year.
2 range, extensiveness, scope, extent, magnitude, gauge, compass, sweep, reach, size, volume, dimension(s), proportions, capacity, span; breadth, width, height, length, spread, stretch:
The extension of the mind seems almost limitless.
3 addendum, addition, annexe, wing, adjunct, ell, appendage; appendix, supplement:
We have built an extension to the house.
Collocation
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.
Concise dictionary
extensionsɪk'stenʃnnoun
+a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
+act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
+the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
+an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who 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 to three letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
+the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
+the ability to raise the working leg high in the air
+amount or degree or range to which something extends
+an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
+an addition to the length of something
+an addition that extends a main building
