英単語

extendedの意味・使い方・発音

extended

英 [ɪk'stendɪd; ek-] 美 [ɪk'stɛndɪd]
  • adj.拡張する; 拡大する; 長期的な; 広大な
  • v. extend; expand(extendの過去分詞)

英語の語源


extended (adj.)
mid-15c., "occupying time, made longer," past participle adjective from extend (v.). Meaning "stretched out" in space is from 1550s; extended-play (adj.), in reference to recordings (especially 7-inch, 45 rpm vinyl records) is from 1953; in reference to pinball games by 1943. Extended family (n.) in sociology recorded from 1942.
A challenging question was asked RCA engineers and scientists in 1951. How can we increase the playing time of a 7-inch record, without using a larger disc? Sixteen months of research gave the answer, "45 EP"--Extended Play. [Radio Corporation of America magazine advertisement, May 1953]

例文


1. Parallel lines will never meet no matter how far extended .
どんなに長く伸びても平行線は交差しない。

2.Loans were extended to help pay the interest on the old ones.
これらのローンは、旧利息を支払うために返済を延期します。

3.The training covers extended periods in obsterics and gynaecology.
このトレーニングには、産科学と婦人科学の追加授業が含まれている。

4.The trough of low pressure extended over about 1000 kilometres.
低圧槽は約1000キロ延びている。

5.The range of tog values has been extended to 15 togs.
トグル値の範囲が15トグルに拡大されました。

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