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Extension
[kinesiology] In kinesiology, extension is a movement of a joint that results in increased angle between two bones or body surfaces at a joint. Extension usually results in straightening of the bones or body surfaces involved. For example, extension is produced by extending the flexed (bent)... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_(kinesiology)
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[telephone] An extension telephone is an additional telephone wired to the same telephone line as another. In middle 20th century telephone jargon, the first telephone on a line was a "Main Station" and subsequent ones "Extensions". Such extension phones allow making or receiving calls in di... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_(telephone)
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[music] In music, an extension is a set of musical notes that lie outside the standard range or tessitura. ==Staff== A note that lies outside the lines of a musical staff is an extension of the staff. The note will lie on a ledger line. Middle C for example is an extension note on both trebl... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_(music)
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[predicate logic] The extension of a predicate{spaced ndash}a truth-valued function{spaced ndash}is the set of tuples of values that, used as arguments, satisfy the predicate. Such a set of tuples is a relation. For example the statement "d2 is the weekday following d1" can be seen as a trut... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_(predicate_logic)
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[Mac OS] On the Apple Macintosh operating system prior to Mac OS X, extensions were small pieces of code that extended the system`s functionality. They were run initially at start-up time, and operated by a variety of mechanisms, including trap patching and other code modifying techniques. I... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_(Mac_OS)
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Voluntary arrangements to restructure a firm's debt, under which the payment date is postponed. Found op http://www.nytimes.com/library/financial/glossary/bfglose.htm
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[n] - a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt 2. [n] - amount or degree or range to which something extends 3. [n] - an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line 4. [n] - an educational opportunity provid... Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=extension
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Body part (i.e. hand, neck, trunk, etc.) going from a bent to a straight position, as in leg extension. Found op http://www.netfit.co.uk/glossary/fitness-glossary-e.htm
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The location of the crosshead/extensometer relative to the point where the gauge length is reset. Found op http://www.testometric.co.uk/glossarye-h.html
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The movement of an articulation that causes the relationship between part above the joint and the part below the joint to becomes straighter. An exception is „extension“ of the foot at the ankle (so-called dorsiflexion); dorsiflexion is the better term, in this context/
Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20605
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The straightening out of a joint.
Found op http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/uploaded/3822.pdf
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Extension: The process of straitening or the state of being strait. Extension of the hip and knee joints is necessary to stand up from the sitting position. Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=3361

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