extancy

/ˈɛkstənsi/

extancy noun: the state of rising above others, or a projection.

Noun (1)

extancy (plural extancies)

(obsolete) The state of rising above others, or a projection.
- [W]hereas in ſmall fragments or plates, the Ice, though it ſink not to the bottom of the water, will oftentimes ſink so low in it, as ſcarce to leave any part evidently extant above the ſurface of the water, in vaſt quantities of Ice, that extancy is ſometimes ſo conſpicuous, that Navigators in...1663, Robert Boyle, “Title IX. Experiments in Consort, Touching the Bubbles from which the Levity of Ice is Supposed to Proceed.”, in New Experiments and Observations Touching Cold, or, An...
- Moreover, a perfect Medal has its Profile and out-ſtroaks ſharp (Nummus aſper) and by no means rugged; the Figures clean and well poliſh'd; the Contours neatly trimm'd, and exactly round and carefully preſerv'd; that the Extancy and Relievos correſpond with the Ingraving, and have not ſuffer'd in...1697, J[ohn] Evelyn, “Instructions How to Collect, and Procure such Medals as are Antique, and Rare; and to Distinguish the True from the False, for the Prevention of Frauds and Impostures”, in...

extancy (uncountable)

plural	extancies

From Latin extantia, exstantia.

From extant + -cy; ultimately the same formation as Etymology 1.

What does extancy mean?: Extancy means the state of rising above others, or a projection.
What part of speech is extancy?: Extancy is a noun.
How do you pronounce extancy?: Extancy is pronounced /ˈɛkstənsi/.
What is the plural of extancy?: The plural of extancy is extancies.

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