extender

[ ik-sten-der ]

/ ɪkˈstɛn dər /

noun

a substance added to another substance, as to paint or food, to increase its volume or bulk: to add cereal and soy protein to hamburger as extenders.

Photography. See under converter (def. 8).

Origin of extender

First recorded in 1605–15; extend + -er¹

Words nearby extender

extended-play, extended radical mastectomy, extended reality, extended real number system, extended term insurance, extender, extensible, extensile, extensimeter, extension, extension agent

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Example sentences from the Web for extender

It was apparent by that time that the extender would never be anything in a printing office but a psychological monstrosity.
Nine Men in Time|Noel Miller Loomis
This extender can be prepared 12 to 24 hours before use if it is stored at refrigerator temperature.
Preservation of Bull Semen at Sub-Zero Temperatures|N. L. VanDemark
I shook hands with each one of the High-Pocketses as they filed into the extender.
Nine Men in Time|Noel Miller Loomis

British Dictionary definitions for extender

extender

/ (ɪkˈstɛndə) /

noun

a person or thing that extends

a substance, such as French chalk or china clay, added to paints to give them body and decrease their rate of settlement

a substance added to glues and resins to dilute them or to modify their viscosity

a substance added to elastomers to assist the plasticizer

printing the part of certain lower-case letters that extends either above (the ascender) or below (the descender) the body of the letter

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单词	extender
释义	extender [ ik-sten-der ] / ɪkˈstɛn dər / noun a substance added to another substance, as to paint or food, to increase its volume or bulk: to add cereal and soy protein to hamburger as extenders. Photography. See under converter (def. 8). Origin of extender First recorded in 1605–15; extend + -er¹ Words nearby extender extended-play, extended radical mastectomy, extended reality, extended real number system, extended term insurance, extender, extensible, extensile, extensimeter, extension, extension agent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for extender It was apparent by that time that the extender would never be anything in a printing office but a psychological monstrosity. Nine Men in Time\|Noel Miller Loomis This extender can be prepared 12 to 24 hours before use if it is stored at refrigerator temperature. Preservation of Bull Semen at Sub-Zero Temperatures\|N. L. VanDemark I shook hands with each one of the High-Pocketses as they filed into the extender. Nine Men in Time\|Noel Miller Loomis British Dictionary definitions for extender extender / (ɪkˈstɛndə) / noun a person or thing that extends a substance, such as French chalk or china clay, added to paints to give them body and decrease their rate of settlement a substance added to glues and resins to dilute them or to modify their viscosity a substance added to elastomers to assist the plasticizer printing the part of certain lower-case letters that extends either above (the ascender) or below (the descender) the body of the letter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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