What does extension in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word extension in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use extension in French.

The word extension in French means growth, expansion, stretching, extending, extension, extension, file extension, upgrade, extension, upon stretching, on extension, add-in card, product range expansion, extension of warranty, territorial extension, by extension, extension jump. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word extension

growth, expansion

nom féminin (action de s'agrandir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'extension de l'usine est de plus en plus importante.
The expansion of the factory is ever more important.

stretching, extending

nom féminin (fait de se déplier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'extension des jambes soulage.
Stretching your legs provides relief.

extension

nom féminin (analogie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Par extension, ces objets se ressemblent.
By extension, these objects are similar.

extension, file extension

nom féminin (Informatique : format d'un fichier) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce document a .mp3 comme extension.
This file has .mp3 as an extension.

upgrade

nom féminin (augmentation de capacité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faudrait ajouter une extension mémoire à ton ordinateur !
You need to put a memory upgrade into your computer!

extension

nom féminin (souvent au pluriel (cheveux synthétiques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour une chevelure plus dense ou plus longue, on peut recourir à des extensions.
To have thicker or longer hair, you can use extensions.

upon stretching, on extension

locution adverbiale (action de se tendre)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

add-in card

nom féminin (informatique : ensemble de composants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

product range expansion

nom féminin (modèles élaborés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

extension of warranty

nom féminin (augmentation de durée de garantie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

territorial extension

nom féminin (sorte de colonisation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

by extension

locution adverbiale (en étendant la signification de [qch])

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

extension jump

nom masculin (type de saut)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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