Extension

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