a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
being or affecting or concerned with a surface; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"
of little substance or significance; "a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections"
relating to a surface; "superficial measurements"; "the superficial area of the wall"
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin
magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
adjust in size relative to other things
give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"
act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need"
act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students
an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet"
the ability to raise the working leg high in the air; "the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension"; "good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability"
a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename; "most applications provide extensions for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS"
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; "they applied for an extension of the loan"
degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy";
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"