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a. Equally extensive; having equal extent; as, consciousness and knowledge are coextensive. Sir W. Hamilton. -- Co`ex*ten"sive*ly, adv. -- Co`ex*ten"sive*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Equal in intensity or degree; as, the relations between 6 and 12, and 8 and 16, are cointense. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition of being of equal in intensity; -- applied to relations; as, 3:6 and 6:12 are relations of cointension. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cointension . . . is chosen indicate the equality of relations in respect of the contrast between their terms. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares) a city near Madrid; as, the Complutensian Bible. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or capacity of being distensible. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being distended or dilated. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Distention. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Distending, or capable of being distended. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. extensus, p. p. See Extend, v. t. ] Outreaching; expansive; extended, superficially or otherwise. [ 1913 Webster ]

Men and gods are too extense;
Could you slacken and condense? Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being extensible; the capacity of being extended; as, the extensibility of a fiber, or of a plate of metal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. extensible. See Extend. ] Capable of being extended, whether in length or breadth; susceptible of enlargement; extensible; extendible; -- the opposite of contractible or compressible. “An extensible membrane” Holder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Extensibility. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>a. Suited for, or capable of, extension; extensible. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. extensio: cf. F. extension. See Extend, v. t. ] 1. The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physics) That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Logic & Metaph.) (a) Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; -- correlative of intension. (b) the class or set of objects to which a term refers; -- contrasted with intension, the logical specification which defines members of a class, being the set of attributes which are necessary and sufficient to recognize an object as a member of the class. [ 1913 Webster ]

The law is that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The extension of [ the term ] plant is greater than that of geranium, because it includes more objects. Abp. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Surg.) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Physiol.) The straightening of a limb, in distinction from flexion. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Com.) A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Counter extension. (Surg.) See under Counter. --
Extension table, a table so constructed as to be readily extended or contracted in length. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having great extent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who favors or advocates extension. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. extensivus: cf. F. extensif. See Extend. ] 1. Having wide extent; of much superficial extent; expanded; large; broad; wide; comprehensive; as, an extensive farm; an extensive lake; an extensive sphere of operations; extensive benevolence; extensive greatness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Capable of being extended. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Silver beaters choose the finest coin, as that which is most extensive under the hammer. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. To a great extent; widely; largely; as, a story is extensively circulated. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being extensive; wideness; largeness; extent; diffusiveness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Extension + -meter. ] An instrument for measuring the extension of a body, especially for measuring the elongation of bars of iron, steel, or other material, when subjected to a tensile force. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., one who stretches. See Extend. ] (Anat.) A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, as an arm or a finger; -- opposed to flexor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Extension. [ R. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. hortensius, hortensis, fr. hortus garden; akin to E. yard an inclosure. ] Fit for a garden. [ Obs. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. abnormally high blood pressure; especially, the chronic condition associated with persistent high blood pressure. [ PJC ]

n. 1. having abnormally high blood pressure. [ PJC ]

2. Causing high blood pressure. [ PJC ]

n. A person who suffers from persistently high blood pressure. [ PJC ]

a. Not capable of being extended; not elastic; as, inextensible fibers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lack of extension; unextended state. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Intensated p. pr. & vb. n. Intensating. ] [ See Intense. ] To intensify. [ R. ] Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of intensifying; intensification; climax. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Adding intensity; intensifying. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. intensus stretched, tight, p. p. of intendere to stretch: cf. F. intense. See Intend, and cf. Intent, and cf. Intent, a. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat. (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold. (c) Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense passion or hate. (d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish. (e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light. [ 1913 Webster ]

In this intense seclusion of the forest. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. Intently. [ Obs. ] J. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To an extreme degree; as, weather intensely cold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being intense; intensity; as, the intenseness of heat or cold; the intenseness of study or thought. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. made more severe or intense, especially in law.
Syn. -- aggravated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who or that which intensifies or strengthens; in photography, an agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a picture. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Intensified p. pr. & vb. n. Intensifying ] [ Intense + -fly. ] To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

How piercing is the sting of pride
By want embittered and intensified. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. increasing in strength or intensity. [ Narrower terms: aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating ; augmentative, enhancive; deepening(prenominal), heightening(prenominal) ] moderating [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. intensio: cf. F. intension. See Intend, and cf. Intention. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing; intenseness; fervency. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sounds . . . likewise do rise and fall with the intension or remission of the wind. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Logic & Metaph.) The collective attributes, qualities, or marks that make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or connotation; -- opposed to extension, extent, or sphere. [ 1913 Webster ]

This law is, that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Increasing the force or intensity of; intensive; as, the intensitive words of a sentence. H. Sweet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. intensitas: cf. F. intensité. See Intense. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The state or quality of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental application, passion, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

If you would deepen the intensity of light, you must be content to bring into deeper blackness and more distinct and definite outline the shade that accompanies it. F. W. Robertson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physics) The amount or degree of energy with which a force operates or a cause acts; effectiveness, as estimated by results produced. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mech.) The magnitude of a distributed force, as pressure, stress, weight, etc., per unit of surface, or of volume, as the case may be; as, the measure of the intensity of a total stress of forty pounds which is distributed uniformly over a surface of four square inches area is ten pounds per square inch. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Photog.) The degree or depth of color or shade in a picture. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. intensif. See Intense. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Stretched; admitting of intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Characterized by persistence; intent; unremitted; assiduous; intense. [ Obs. ] Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Gram.) Serving to give force or emphasis; as, an intensive verb or preposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Agric.) Designating, or pertaining to, any system of farming or horticulture, usually practiced on small pieces of land, in which the soil is thoroughly worked and fertilized so as to get as much return as possible; -- opposed to extensive. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. That which intensifies or emphasizes; an intensive verb or word. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an intensive manner; by increase of degree. Abp. Bramhall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being intensive; intensity. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Requiring access to and manipulation of large quantities of knowledge; as, knowledge-intensive labor. [ PJC ]