Extensively
[ik'stensivli]
Definition
(adv.) in a widespread way; 'oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest'.
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Definition
(adv.) To a great extent; widely; largely; as, a story is extensively circulated.
Typist: Xavier
Examples
- No sooner does an article become extensively used than a machine is made for turning it out automatically. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The reaper is still used extensively, especially in foreign countries. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A dangerous but very extensively used illuminating liquid before coal oil was discovered was camphene, distilled from turpentine. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- After the peanuts have reached their full growth, they are dug up very much in the same way as potatoes, a machine potato digger now being extensively used for this purpose. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In 1868-’69 machines of this type went extensively into use. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He made further improvements in 1849, and so far perfected the weapon that it had been used extensively in America before it was brought into notice in this country. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- We have before, in the chapter on metal-working, shown the importance of the _slide-rest_, _planer_ and _lathe_, _when combined_, and which also are extensively adapted to wood-working. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It is practised very extensively, Karkov said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Glucose syrup, however, has largely superseded all other table syrups, and is extensively used in brewing, for cheap candies, and for bee food. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In his line he is making things move along in this country He has traveled extensively in America. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This also is extensively used in many large cities. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The overhead cable system for the transportation of materials of various descriptions in carriers, also run by a central motor, is still very extensively used. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Wilder there patented in 1843 his celebrated safe, now extensively used throughout the world. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- They have been used extensively upon private and municipal lines both in Europe and the United States. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- For this reason gasoline is extensively used, and in the average automobile the source of power is the force generated by exploding gases. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- It was the Catalan furnace, so named from the province of Catalonia, where it probably first originated, and it is still so known and extensively used. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In later years apparatus for utilizing the roll film has been greatly improved and extensively applied by Eastman, Walker & Co. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- For aerial ropeways they are extensively employed, and are of high value in bridge building, the suspension bridge being sustained by them. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Senefelder lived to see his invention extensively adopted, and to reap benefit from his ingenuity. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The smelting of ore by charcoal in those places where carried on extensively required the use of a vast amount of wood, and denuded the surrounding lands of forests. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Very, very extensively. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The best-known engine of the stationary kind is the Corliss, which is very extensively used in the United States and Europe. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Paul Jablochoff became soon thereafter extensively employed for electric lighting in Paris, and elsewhere in Europe. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- And the world is having its feet clothed far more extensively, better and at less cost than was ever possible by the hand system. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Besides the dried dates which we are accustomed to seeing in this country, they are used extensively by the natives of Northern Africa and of some countries of Asia. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Edison marginalized documents extensively. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- But I still believe that political assassination can be said to be practised very extensively. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Its use at gold and silver mines was renewed extensively in the sixteenth century. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- A French modification of this apparatus, in glass vessels protected by cane netting, called a gasogene, has recently been introduced, and is extensively used. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- In addition to the sands on the beaches, they occur very abundantly in many inland locations, which were formerly sea bottoms, and very extensively in the great deserts of the world. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typist: Xavier