extensión

See also: extension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extēnsiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡstenˈsjon/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ẽnˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ex‧ten‧sión

Noun

extensión f (plural extensiones)

1. tract (an area)
2. extension
3. expanse (wide stretch of space)
4. (sports, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Dominican Republic) extension cord (US), extension lead (UK), power extender, drop cord

   Synonyms: alargador, prolongador, (Argentina, Uruguay) alargue

5. (cosmetics) hair extension

Derived terms

• en toda la extensión de la palabra
• por extensión
• silla de extensión

Related terms

• extender
• extensivo
• extenso

Further reading

• “extensión”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10