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extensive
ex·ten·sive E0295600 (ĭk-stĕn′sĭv)adj.1. Large in extent, range, or amount.2. Of or relating to agricultural production that requires large areas of land but minimizes the input of labor or materials.
ex·ten′sive·ly adv.ex·ten′sive·ness n.extensive (ɪkˈstɛnsɪv) adj1. having a large extent, area, scope, degree, etc; vast: extensive deserts; an extensive inheritance. 2. widespread: extensive coverage in the press. 3. (Agriculture) agriculture involving or farmed with minimum expenditure of capital or labour, esp depending on a large area of land. Compare intensive34. (General Physics) physics of or relating to a property, measurement, etc, of a macroscopic system that is proportional to the size of the system: heat is an extensive property. Compare intensive75. (Logic) logic a. of or relating to logical extensionb. (of a definition) in terms of the objects to which the term applies rather than its meaning exˈtensively adv exˈtensiveness nex•ten•sive (ɪkˈstɛn sɪv)
adj. 1. of great extent; wide; broad: an extensive area. 2. covering or extending over a great area: extensive travels. 3. comprehensive; far-reaching or thorough: extensive knowledge. 4. great in amount, number, or degree: extensive political influence. 5. of or having extension. 6. of or pertaining to a system of farming in which large tracts of land are cultivated with minimum labor and expense (opposed to intensive). [1375–1425; < Late Latin extēnsīvus < Latin extēns(us), past participle of extendere to extend] ex•ten′sive•ly, adv. ex•ten′sive•ness, ex•ten•siv•i•ty (ˌɛk stɛnˈsɪv ɪ ti, ɪk-) n. extended extensive1. 'extended'You use extended to describe things which last longer than usual. ...extended news bulletins on TV.If smoked in large doses for an extended period, marijuana can be physically addictive.2. 'extensive'If something is extensive, it covers a large area. ...an extensive Roman settlement in north-west England.An extensive effect is very great. Many buildings suffered extensive damage in the blast.Extensive also means 'covering many details'. We had fairly extensive discussions.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | extensive - large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage"extendedbig, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" | | 2. | extensive - broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, encompassing, panoptic, wide, broadcomprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" | | 3. | extensive - of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor; "producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type"intensive - of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor; "intensive agriculture"; "intensive conditions" |
extensiveadjective1. large, considerable, substantial, spacious, wide, sweeping, broad, expansive, capacious, commodious This 18th century manor house is set in extensive grounds. large tight, narrow, restricted, confined, constricted, circumscribed2. comprehensive, complete, thorough, lengthy, long, wide, wholesale, pervasive, protracted, all-inclusive The story received extensive coverage in the Times.
comprehensive restricted3. great, large, huge, extended, vast, widespread, comprehensive, universal, large-scale, far-reaching, prevalent, far-flung, all-inclusive, voluminous, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) The blast caused extensive damage.
great limitedextensiveadjective1. Large in expanse:ample, broad, expansive, spacious.2. Notably above average in amount, size, or scope:big, considerable, good, great, healthy, large, large-scale, sizable.Informal: tidy.3. Covering a wide scope:all-around, all-inclusive, all-round, broad, broad-spectrum, comprehensive, expansive, extended, far-ranging, far-reaching, general, global, inclusive, large, overall, sweeping, wide-ranging, wide-reaching, widespread.Translationsextend (ikˈstend) verb1. to make longer or larger. He extended his vegetable garden. 擴展 扩展2. to reach or stretch. The school grounds extend as far as this fence. 延伸 延伸3. to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc). He extended his hand to her. 伸出 伸出4. to offer. May I extend a welcome to you all? 給予 给予exˈtension (-ʃən) noun1. an added part. He built an extension to his house; a two-day extension to the holiday; He has telephone extensions (= telephones) in every bedroom. 附加部份，擴建部份 附加部份2. (a program by which) part of a university located somewhere else offers courses to people who are not fulltime students. 函授 函授3. the process of extending. 擴展，延伸 扩展，延长 4. a telephone that operates on the same line as another. They have a phone in the living-room and an extension in the bedroom. 電話分機 电话分机exˈtensive (-siv) adjective large in area or amount. extensive plantations; He suffered extensive injuries in the accident. 廣闊的，廣泛的，大量的 广阔的，广泛的，广大的 extensive
extensive1. Physics of or relating to a property, measurement, etc., of a macroscopic system that is proportional to the size of the system 2. Logica. of or relating to logical extension b. (of a definition) in terms of the objects to which the term applies rather than its meaning extensive
extensive (ĕk-sten′siv) [L. extendere, to stretch out] Widespread. In cancer, widely metastatic. extensive
Synonyms for extensiveadj largeSynonyms- large
- considerable
- substantial
- spacious
- wide
- sweeping
- broad
- expansive
- capacious
- commodious
Antonyms- tight
- narrow
- restricted
- confined
- constricted
- circumscribed
adj comprehensiveSynonyms- comprehensive
- complete
- thorough
- lengthy
- long
- wide
- wholesale
- pervasive
- protracted
- all-inclusive
Antonymsadj greatSynonyms- great
- large
- huge
- extended
- vast
- widespread
- comprehensive
- universal
- large-scale
- far-reaching
- prevalent
- far-flung
- all-inclusive
- voluminous
- humongous or humungous
AntonymsSynonyms for extensiveadj large in expanseSynonyms- ample
- broad
- expansive
- spacious
adj notably above average in amount, size, or scopeSynonyms- big
- considerable
- good
- great
- healthy
- large
- large-scale
- sizable
- tidy
adj covering a wide scopeSynonyms- all-around
- all-inclusive
- all-round
- broad
- broad-spectrum
- comprehensive
- expansive
- extended
- far-ranging
- far-reaching
- general
- global
- inclusive
- large
- overall
- sweeping
- wide-ranging
- wide-reaching
- widespread
Synonyms for extensiveadj large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantitySynonymsRelated Wordsadj broad in scope or contentSynonyms- across-the-board
- all-embracing
- all-encompassing
- all-inclusive
- blanket
- encompassing
- panoptic
- wide
- broad
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