extension vs telephone

telephone vs extension

extension and telephone both are nouns.

extension is not a verb while telephone is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
extension	Yes	No	No	No
telephone	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, telephone is a hypernym of extension; that is, telephone is a word with a broader meaning than extension:

extension: an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
telephone: electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

Other hypernyms of extension include phone, telephone set.

extension (noun)	telephone (noun)
an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students	electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb	transmitting speech at a distance
act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
an addition that extends a main building
an addition to the length of something
an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
amount or degree or range to which something extends
the ability to raise the working leg high in the air
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

extension (verb)	telephone (verb)
	get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

Difference between extension and telephone

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