EXTEN'SION, noun [Latin extension] The act of extending; a stretching.
1. The state of being extended; enlargement in breadth, or continuation of length.
2. In philosophy, that property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.