'Extent' definitions:
Definition of 'extent'
(from WordNet)
noun
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"
noun
The distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"
Definition of 'Extent'
From: GCIDE
- Extent \Ex*tent"\, a. [L. extentus, p. p. of extendere. See Extend.] Extended. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Extent'
From: GCIDE
- Extent \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. [1913 Webster]
- Life in its large extent is scare a span. --Cotton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Degree; measure; proportion. "The extent to which we can make ourselves what we wish to be." --Lubbock. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'extent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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