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Span
span
Span definitions
noun
span
spans
handspan
handspans
- the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers
"a warehouse with a clear span of 28 feet"
- the wingspan of an aircraft or a bird
"the gannets had black-tipped wings with a six-foot span"
- an arch or part of a bridge between piers or supports
"a major setback was the collapse of one span of a flyover"
- the maximum distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger, taken as the basis of a measurement equal to 9 inches
- the length of time for which something lasts
"a short concentration span"
- a short distance or time
verb
spans
spanning
spanned
span
- (of a bridge, arch, etc.) extend from side to side of
"the stream was spanned by a narrow bridge"
- cover or enclose with the length of one's hand
"her waist was slender enough for him to span with his hands"
- extend across (a period of time or a range of subjects)
"their interests span almost all the conventional disciplines"