extensible |
able to be extended. |
extension |
the act of extending or state of being extended. [6 definitions] |
extensive |
having great reach or extension. [3 definitions] |
extensor |
a muscle that serves to stretch or straighten part of the body, esp. an arm or a leg. |
extent |
the degree, amount, space, or distance that something reaches or covers. [3 definitions] |
extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
exterior |
on or related to the outside or outer side. [5 definitions] |
exterior angle |
any of the four angles formed outside of two parallel lines where they are intersected by a transverse line. (Cf. interior angle.) [2 definitions] |
exteriorize |
to make external or exterior. |
exterminate |
to get rid of by totally destroying; eradicate; wipe out. |
exterminator |
someone or something that exterminates. [2 definitions] |
external |
of the outside or outer part; being outside. [6 definitions] |
external-combustion engine |
an engine in which the combustion of fuel occurs outside the cylinder or turbine, as in a steam engine. |
external degree |
a college or university diploma awarded to a nonmatriculated student who has earned credit through work experience, nonacademic training, independent study, or the passing of proficiency examinations. |
externalize |
to manifest or make external. [2 definitions] |
external respiration |
the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen across external or respiratory surfaces, such as gills, in multicellular organisms. |
extinct |
no longer existing, as an animal species. [3 definitions] |
extinction |
the act or process of becoming or making extinct, or of being ended or putting an end to. [2 definitions] |
extinguish |
to put out (a fire, flame, or light). [4 definitions] |
extinguishable |
combined form of extinguish. |
extinguisher |
one that extinguishes, esp. a fire extinguisher. |