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Extent Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Extent? [n] the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" [n] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Extent: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Extent: 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 See Also \| ambit \| area \| boundary \| bounds \| compass \| coverage \| degree \| depth \| expanse \| frontage \| length \| level \| limit \| magnitude \| orbit \| point \| range \| reach \| scope \| stage \| surface area Extent In Webster's Dictionary \Extent"\, a. [L. extentus, p. p. of extendere. See {Extend}.] Extended. [Obs.] --Spenser. \Extent"\, n. [L. extentus, fr. extendere. See {Extend}.] 1. Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an extent of country or of line; extent of information or of charity. Life in its large extent is scare a span. --Cotton. 2. Degree; measure; proportion. ``The extent to which we can make ourselves what we wish to be.'' --Lubbock. 3. (Eng. Law) (a) A peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the crown, under which the lands and goods of the debtor may be seized to secure payment. (b) A process of execution by which the lands and goods of a debtor are valued and delivered to the creditor.

Extent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Extent?

[n] the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"
[n] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Extent:

Extent In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex*tent"\, a. [L. extentus, p. p. of extendere. See
{Extend}.]
Extended. [Obs.] --Spenser.


\Ex*tent"\, n. [L. extentus, fr. extendere. See
{Extend}.]
1. Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence,
   superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an extent of
   country or of line; extent of information or of charity.

         Life in its large extent is scare a span. --Cotton.

2. Degree; measure; proportion. ``The extent to which we can
   make ourselves what we wish to be.'' --Lubbock.

3. (Eng. Law)
   (a) A peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the
       crown, under which the lands and goods of the debtor
       may be seized to secure payment.
   (b) A process of execution by which the lands and goods of
       a debtor are valued and delivered to the creditor.

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