Definition of Span. Meaning of Span. Synonyms of Span

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Definition of Span

Span
Span Span, archaic imp. & p. p. of Spin.
Span
Span Span, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spanned; p. pr. & vb. n. Spanning.] [AS. pannan; akin to D. & G. spannen, OHG. spannan, Sw. sp["a]nna, Dan. sp[ae]nde, Icel. spenna, and perh. to Gr. ? to draw, to drag, L. spatium space. [root]170. Cf. Spin, v. t., Space, Spasm.] 1. To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object; as, to span a space or distance; to span a cylinder. My right hand hath spanned the heavens. --Isa. xiviii. 13. 2. To reach from one side of to the order; to stretch over as an arch. The rivers were spanned by arches of solid masonry. --prescott. 3. To fetter, as a horse; to hobble.
Span
Span Span, v. i. To be matched, as horses. [U. S.]

Meaning of Span from wikipedia

- Look up span in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Span may refer to: Span (unit), the width of a human hand Span (engineering), a section between two intermediate...
- Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN /ˈsiːˌspæn/ SEE-span) is an American cable and satellite television network, created in 1979 by the cable...
- In mathematics, the linear span (also called the linear hull or just span) of a set S {\displaystyle S} of elements of a vector space V {\displaystyle...
- Attention span is the amount of time spent concentrating on a task before becoming distracted. Distractibility occurs when attention is uncontrollably...
- between the faces of the supports (clear span) or between the centers of the bearing surfaces (effective span): A span can be closed by a solid beam or by...
- Steeleye Span are a British folk rock band formed in 1969 in England by Fairport Convention b**** player Ashley Hutchings and established London folk club...
- In psychology and neuroscience, memory span is the longest list of items that a person can repeat back in correct order immediately after presentation...
- Eyachtal Span is the crossing of the Eyach valley with a 110 kV line in Neuenbürg and Höfen an der Enz in the Black Forest in Germany. The Eyachtal Span was...
- distinction is made between the great span or full span (thumb to little finger) and little span or short span (thumb to index finger, or index finger...
- **** and Span is a brand of all-purpose household cleaner marketed by KIK Custom Products Inc. for home consumer use and by Procter & Gamble for professional...