Extension
Extension (from Latin extendere , to expand, to expand, or loan word from English, then [ ɪkˈstɛnʃən ]) stands for:
- Extension , the scope of a concept or the amount of objects that fulfill a concept
- Extension (medicine) , the stretching of a joint (e.g. straightening the spine)
- Register (organ) #Extension , a specific procedure in organ building
- Extension level , a financial science variable
- Extension locus , in genetics: a locus that controls the color distribution in the fur
- Teleological extension , means to fill in legal loopholes
- Extension (geology) , horizontal stretching of the earth's crust or the lithosphere
- hair extension, an artificial hair extension
- the extension of a file name under certain operating systems, the file name extension
- the extension of a dental bridge beyond the abutment teeth, see bridge (dental technology)
- a software extension, see software extension and plug-in
- a therapeutic measure to pull apart the ends of a broken bone, see fracture treatment
Extension , namely:
- Extension (Louisiana) , a city in the US state of Louisiana
- Extension Reef , reef off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
See also
- Extensionality principle (language), extensionality axiom (math.), Mobile extension (mobile devices as extensions of a telephone system)
- Expansion , expansion , expansion
- Propagation , expansion
Wiktionary: Extension - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
