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noun the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended.
a unit of length corresponding to this distance, commonly taken as 9 inches (23 centimeters).
a distance, amount, piece, etc., of this length or of some small extent: a span of lace.
Civil Engineering , Architecture . the distance between two supports of a structure. the structure so supported. the distance or space between two supports of a bridge. the full extent, stretch, or reach of anything: a long span of memory.
Aeronautics . the distance between the wing tips of an airplane.
a limited space of time, as the term or period of living: Our span on earth is short.
Mathematics . the smallest subspace of a vector space that contains a given element or set of elements.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object), spanned, span·ning. to measure by the hand with the thumb and little finger extended.
to encircle with the hand or hands, as the waist.
to extend over or across (a section of land, a river, etc.).
to provide with something that extends over: to span a river with a bridge.
to extend or reach over (space or time): a memory that spans 90 years.
Mathematics . to function (in a subspace of a vector space) as a span.
Archery . to bend (the bow) in preparation for shooting.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of span 1 First recorded before 900; (noun) Middle English spanne, sponne, spayn, Old English span(n), spon(n); cognate with German Spanne, Dutch span, Old Norse spǫnn; (verb) Middle English spaynen, derivative of the noun
Words nearby span spalpeen, Spam, spambot, spammie, spamming, span , spanakopita, spancel, Spandau, spandex, spandrel
Definition for span (2 of 4) [ span ] SHOW IPA
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noun a pair of horses or other animals harnessed and driven together.
Origin of span 2 An Americanism first recorded in 1760–70; from Dutch: “team (of oxen, horses)”
SYNONYMS FOR span team.
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synonym study for span See pair.
Definition for span (3 of 4) [ span ] SHOW IPA
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verb Archaic . a simple past tense of spin.
Definition for span (4 of 4) Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for span The active user metrics can further be categorized into four metrics as per audience engagement in different time span s.
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Sorkin’s economic prescriptions are derived from a career that’s now span ned a quarter century.
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Romaine is slightly heartier, but it still has a limited life span in a Tupperware.
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Somehow a galaxy that span s tens of thousands of light years is intimately related to what is, in effect, a microscopic dot at its center.
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A star is born over a long span of time from a large, cold, dark cloud of gas and dust.
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Five times during that span , the majority of species on the planet vanished in a short interval of time.
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In battle, it means the ability to shift from suicide bombers to tank columns and maneuver warfare in the span of a day.
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Typically, new equipment is developed in the span of two or three years.
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And when a comedy produces 238 episodes over the span of 10 years, some of them are bound to be weird.
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Ten bridges were closed; the span linking Oakland to the City didn't reopen for more than a month.
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So they went in to where Gudruda sat spinning in the hall, singing as she span .
Eric Brighteyes | H. Rider Haggard
The mantle, in English, is enclosed between two nut-shells; in German, the bag from which it is taken is hardly a span wide.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5) | Various
"Everything orderly and sanitary and spick and span —not a blade of grass out of place," was Polly's comment.
The Turtles of Tasman | Jack London
Span of horses, two horses as nearly as possible alike, harnessed side by side.
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In the Winchester span the floor system was of timber for reasons of economy.
Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240 | Anonymous
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British Dictionary definitions for span (1 of 4) noun the interval, space, or distance between two points, such as the ends of a bridge or arch
the complete duration or extent the span of his life
psychol the amount of material that can be processed in a single mental act apprehension span ; span of attention
short for wingspan
a unit of length based on the width of an expanded hand, usually taken as nine inches
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb spans , spanning or spanned (tr) to stretch or extend across, over, or around
to provide with something that extends across or around to span a river with a bridge
to measure or cover, esp with the extended hand
SEE MORE SEE LESS Word Origin for span Old English spann; related to Old Norse sponn, Old High German spanna
British Dictionary definitions for span (2 of 4) noun a team of horses or oxen, esp two matched animals
Word Origin for span C16 (in the sense: yoke): from Middle Dutch: something stretched, from spannen to stretch; see span 1
British Dictionary definitions for span (3 of 4) verb archaic , or dialect a past tense of spin
British Dictionary definitions for span (4 of 4) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Idioms and Phrases with span The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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