extensive

adjective

Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast.

(figurative) Considerable in amount.

Serving to extend or lengthen; characterized by extension.

(physics) Having a combined system entropy that equals the sum of the entropies of the independent systems.

Roots

tendotens- · Latin · stretch

Words related to extensive

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Where does extensive come from?

The word extensive breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root tens-, from Latin tendo (“stretch”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.