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extensive
[ik-sten-siv]
adjective
an extensive area.
Synonyms: , , , ,Antonyms: , , ,covering or extending over a great area.
extensive travels.
far-reaching; comprehensive; thorough.
extensive knowledge.
Antonyms: , , , ,an extensive journey.
great in amount, number, or degree.
an extensive fortune; extensive political influence.
of or having extension.
Space is extensive, time durational.
noting or pertaining to a system of agriculture involving the use or cultivation of large areas of land with a minimum of labor and expense (intensive ).
extensive
/ ɪˈɛԲɪ /
adjective
having a large extent, area, scope, degree, etc; vast
extensive deserts
an extensive inheritance
widespread
extensive coverage in the press
agriculture involving or farmed with minimum expenditure of capital or labour, esp depending on a large area of land Compare intensive
physics of or relating to a property, measurement, etc, of a macroscopic system that is proportional to the size of the system Compare intensive
heat is an extensive property
logic
of or relating to logical extension
(of a definition) in terms of the objects to which the term applies rather than its meaning
Other 51Թ Forms
- extensively adverb
- extensiveness noun
- extensivity noun
- nonextensive adjective
- nonextensiveness noun
- preextensive adjective
- ˈٱԲ adverb
- ˈٱԲԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of extensive1
Example Sentences
In Kermanshah, low resolution imagery from Planet Labs shows what appears to be extensive burn marks to an area near a known missile base, and possible damage to two buildings.
The SBU could not access the scene, because it was too close to the contact line, but the agency began what would become an extensive remote investigation.
It is vastly more extensive and ambitious than anything that has come before, including the two missile and drone exchanges it had with Iran last year.
Police Scotland said that his death was being treated as unexplained and extensive inquiries were ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
Hamas's military preparations took years - including extensive tunnel construction and the steady accumulation of rockets and weapons - but few analysts, regional actors, or even rival Palestinian factions foresaw the magnitude of the offensive.
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