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Extended vs Extent - What's the difference?

extended | extent |

As adjectives the difference between extended and extent

is that extended is longer in length or extension; elongated while extent is extended.

As a verb extended

is past tense of extend.

As a noun extent is

a range of values or locations.

extended

English

Verb

(head)
  • (extend)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • longer in length or extension; elongated
  • stretched out or pulled out; expanded
  • lasting longer; protracted
  • having a large scope or range; extensive
  • (of a typeface) wider than usual

    • extent

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A range of values or locations.
  • The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
    • The extent of his knowledge of the language is a few scattered words.
  • * '>citation
  • (computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.

    • See also

    * scope * ("extent" on Wikipedia)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Extended.
    • (Spenser)
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