释义 |
span·ner \ˈspanə(r), -paan-\ noun (-s) Etymology: from obsolete English, instrument for winding the spring of a wheel lock, from German, from spannen to stretch (from Old High German spannan) + -er — more at span 1. : a contrivance in some of the earlier steam engines for moving the valves 2. a. chiefly Britain : wrench b. : a wrench that has a jaw or socket to fit a nut or head of a bolt, a pipe, or hose coupling; especially : one having a tooth or one or more pins in its jaw to fit a hole or slot in an object 3. : a horizontal cross brace or collar beam 4. : a pendulum attachment for an ordinary sextant providing an artificial horizon for use when the sea horizon is obscured 5. : an embroidery-machine worker who adjusts fabric and frames [spanner 2] |