Hyphenation of Extension

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Extension? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

Ex-ten-sion

Definitions of Extension:

1.
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
2.
Act of expanding in scope
Making more widely available Extension of the program to all in need
3.
The spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
4.
An educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
5.
Act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
Amount or degree or range to which something extends
The wire has an extension of 50 feet
10.
An additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
11.
An addition to the length of something
12.
An addition that extends a main building

Synonyms of Extension:

noun delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait
noun expansion, enlargement
noun propagation, dissemination, airing, public exposure, spreading
nounextension service, university extension, education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, educational activity
noun stretching
nounfilename extension, file name extension, string
noun reference, denotation, meaning, substance
noun property, dance
noun lengthiness, prolongation, longness
nountelephone extension, extension phone, telephone, phone, telephone set
noun elongation, addition, add-on, improver
noun annex, annexe, wing, addition, add-on, improver

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