the act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion.-that property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space.-capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; -- correlative of intension.-the operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.-the straightening of a limb, in distinction from flexion.-a written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.