direct extension

collocation in English

meaningsofdirectandextension

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direct
adjective
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/daɪˈrekt/us
/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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extension
noun
uk
/ɪkˈsten.ʃən/us
/ɪkˈsten.ʃən/
the fact of reaching, stretching, or continuing; the act of adding to something in order to make it bigger ...
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(Definition ofdirectandextensionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The proof for the general case is adirectextension.
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Thus, the research discussed in this paper arises as adirectextensionof previous work.
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This construction is adirectextensionof the unglueing construction, which is the special case when there are no euphony rules, or when they are optional.
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The straight attack is adirectextensiontowards valid target.
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Like a homunculus, it is adirectextensionof its creator.
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Sinus infection can spread through anastomosing veins or bydirectextensionto close structures.
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This result is same as local tomography, hence local inverse is adirectextensionof the concept of the local tomography.
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Laryngeal cancer may spread bydirectextensionto adjacent structures, by metastasis to regional cervical lymph nodes, or more distantly, through the blood stream.
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While functioning as adirectextensionof ground-based command and control authorities, the primary mission was to provide flexibility in the overall control of tactical air resources.
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Its aircraft functioned as adirectextensionof ground-based command and control authorities, the primary mission was providing flexibility in the overall control of tactical air resources.
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Stick handles are long, made of steel, and are usually welded or riveted to the wok basin, or are an actualdirectextensionof the metal of the basin.
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