extensity

[ ik-sten-si-tee ]

/ ɪkˈstɛn sɪ ti /

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noun

the quality of having extension.

Psychology. the attribute of sensation from which the perception of spatial extension is developed.

Origin of extensity

1825–35; <Latin extēns(us) (see extensive) + -ity

Words nearby extensity

extension ladder, extension library service, extension ring, extension rule, extension tube, extensity, extensive, extensometer, extensor, extensor digitorum brevis, extensor hallucis brevis

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Example sentences from the Web for extensity

Infinity is a relative term, and in fact, decreases in extensity in the proportion that the consciousness expands and comprehends.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne
Space, in its extensity, cannot transcend life; for it is the path which life makes in its out-coming, its manifestation.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne
Hence is derived the coloured presentation of Vision to which the character of extensity attaches.
Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge|Alexander Philip
Resistance to change of extensity: compressibility, porosity, adhesion, cohesion.
The School System of Norway|David Allen Anderson

Extensity as an element in the complex of extension must be carefully distinguished from intensity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for extensity

extensity

/ (ɪkˈstɛnsɪtɪ) /

noun

psychol that part of sensory perception relating to the spatial aspect of objects

rare the condition of being extensive or extended

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单词	extensity
释义	extensity [ ik-sten-si-tee ] / ɪkˈstɛn sɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR extensity ON THESAURUS.COM noun the quality of having extension. Psychology. the attribute of sensation from which the perception of spatial extension is developed. Origin of extensity 1825–35; <Latin extēns(us) (see extensive) + -ity Words nearby extensity extension ladder, extension library service, extension ring, extension rule, extension tube, extensity, extensive, extensometer, extensor, extensor digitorum brevis, extensor hallucis brevis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for extensity Infinity is a relative term, and in fact, decreases in extensity in the proportion that the consciousness expands and comprehends. The Mystery of Space\|Robert T. Browne Space, in its extensity, cannot transcend life; for it is the path which life makes in its out-coming, its manifestation. The Mystery of Space\|Robert T. Browne Hence is derived the coloured presentation of Vision to which the character of extensity attaches. Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge\|Alexander Philip Resistance to change of extensity: compressibility, porosity, adhesion, cohesion. The School System of Norway\|David Allen Anderson Extensity as an element in the complex of extension must be carefully distinguished from intensity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1\|Various British Dictionary definitions for extensity extensity / (ɪkˈstɛnsɪtɪ) / noun psychol that part of sensory perception relating to the spatial aspect of objects rare the condition of being extensive or extended 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 Words related to extensity area, space, spectrum, field, length, scope, territory, dimension, matter, domain, confines, bounds, purview, neighborhood, sweep, hearing, sphere, radius, leeway, ambit
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extensity

noun

Origin of extensity

Words nearby extensity

Example sentences from the Web for extensity

British Dictionary definitions for extensity

noun

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