Flexion vs. Extension
Flexionnoun
The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
Flexionnoun
The state of being bent or flexed.
Flexionnoun
Deviation from straightness.
Flexionnoun
The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
Flexionnoun
The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
Flexionnoun
A bending; a part bent; a fold.
Flexionnoun
Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection.
Flexionnoun
The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; - distinguished from extension.
Flexionnoun
the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
Flexionnoun
deviation from a straight or normal course
Flexionnoun
act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
Extensionnoun
The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase
Extensionnoun
The state of being extended
Extensionnoun
That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension")
Extensionnoun
A part of a building that has been extended from the original
Extensionnoun
(semantics) Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension.
Extensionnoun
A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
Extensionnoun
(medicine) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
Extensionnoun
(weightlifting) An exercise in which an arm or leg is straightened against resistance.
Extensionnoun
(fencing) A simple offensive action, consisting of extending the weapon arm forward.
Extensionnoun
(telecommunication) A numerical code used to specify a specific telephone in a telecommunication network.
Extensionnoun
(computing) A file extension.
Extensionnoun
(computing) An optional software component that adds functionality to an application.
Extensionnoun
(logic) The set of tuples of values that, used as arguments, satisfy the predicate.
Extensionnoun
(grammar) A kind of derivative morpheme applied to verbs in Bantu languages.
Extensionnoun
The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion.
Extensionnoun
That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space.
Extensionnoun
Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; - correlative of intension.
Extensionnoun
The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
Extensionnoun
The straightening of a limb, in distinction from flexion.
Extensionnoun
A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
Extensionnoun
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt;
Extensionnoun
act of expanding in scope; making more widely available;
Extensionnoun
the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
Extensionnoun
an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students
Extensionnoun
act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
Extensionnoun
a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename;
Extensionnoun
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to;
Extensionnoun
the ability to raise the working leg high in the air;
Extensionnoun
amount or degree or range to which something extends;
Extensionnoun
an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
Extensionnoun
an addition to the length of something
Extensionnoun
an addition that extends a main building
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