The Collaborative International Dictionary
University extension \U`ni*ver"si*ty ex*ten"sion\ The extension of the advantages of university[3] instruction by means of lectures and classes at various centers.
WordNet
n. an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students [syn: extension, extension service]
Usage examples of "university extension".
Another pamphlet from a university extension service recommended painting the closets with chlordane.
Junior was taking university extension courses in art appreciation and almost daily haunting the city's countless galleries, constantly deepening and refining his knowledge.
Her unhappy father is, I am glad to say, under the impression that she is attending a more than usually lengthy lecture by the University Extension Scheme on the Influence of a permanent income on Thought.