English dictionary

extent

/I/k'st/E/nt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

the point or degree to which something extends

noun.state

Examples
The extent of the damage.

The full extent of the law.

To a certain extent she was right.

Source: WordNet 3.0
the distance or area or volume over which something extends

noun.attribute

Examples
The vast extent of the desert.

An orchard of considerable extent.

Source: WordNet 3.0
Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an <i>extent</i> of country or of line; <i>extent</i> of information or of charity.

noun

Source: webster1913