Dictionary Definition
extent
Noun
1 the point or degree to which something extends;
"the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a
certain extent she was right"
2 the distance or area or volume over which
something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of
considerable extent"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Noun
Translations
space, area, volume to which sthg extends
(computing) individual database extension
Extensive Definition
Extent has several meanings:
- Extent (file systems), a contiguous piece of a file on a computer storage medium
- Wingspan, the extent between the tips of the wings of a bird, bat, or other flying animal
- Reach (physical measurement), the extent between the tips of the wings of a human or other biped
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
acreage, aesthetic distance,
ambit, amount, amplitude, area, beam, bigness, body, bounds, breadth, broadness, bulk, caliber, capaciousness, clearance, compass, continuum, coverage, cut, deep space, degree, depth, depths of space, diameter, dimension, dimensions, distance, distance across,
divergence, domain, emptiness, empty space,
enormousness,
expanse, expansion, extension, farness, field, force, fullness, galactic space,
gauge, girth, grade, greatness, height, immensity, infinite space,
infinity, interstellar
space, interval,
largeness, latitude, leap, leeway, length, lengthiness, lengths, level, light-years, limit, limitation, linear measures,
long time, longitude,
longness, magnitude, margin, mark, mass, matter, measure, measurement, mileage, neighborhood, notch, nothingness, nuance, numbers, orbit, order, outer space, overall
length, parsecs,
pas, peg, period, perpetuity, perspective, piece, pitch, plane, plateau, point, proportion, proportions, province, purview, quantity, quantum, radius, range, ratio, reach, region, remoteness, remove, round, rung, scale, scope, separation, shade, shadow, size, space, spaciousness, span, spatial extension, sphere, spread, stair, standard, step, stint, strength, stretch, stride, substance, sum, superficial extension, surface, sweep, territory, tract, tread, tune, vicinity, void, volume, way, ways, whole, wideness, width, yardage