Meaning
extension
- expansion
- extent
- expanse
In a sentence
Che estensione ha questo file sul telefono?
What extension does this file have on the phone?
Il parco naturale ha un'estensione di oltre mille ettari.
The nature park covers an area of over a thousand hectares.
Non conosco l'estensione di quel campo.
I don't know the extent of that field.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| estensione | feminine · singular |
| estensioni | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use estensione for measurable size or spread; use dimensione for overall size and durata for time length.
- For phone or office numbers, interno is more common than estensione in everyday Italian.
- In music, estensione means a voice or instrument’s total range; registro refers to a specific part of that range.