Span

Noun

 * 1) The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom.
 * 2) Hence, a small space or a brief portion of time.
 * 3) * 2007. Zerzan, John.  Silence.
 * The unsilent present is a time of evaporating attention spans,
 * 1) The spread or extent of an arch or between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between supports.
 * 2) The length of a cable, wire, rope, chain between two consecutive supports.
 * 3)  A rope having its ends made fast so that a purchase can be hooked to the bight; also, a rope made fast in the center so that both ends can be used.
 * 4)  A pair of horses or other animals driven together; usually, such a pair of horses when similar in color, form, and action.
 * 5)  the space of all linear combinations of something

Verb

 * 1) To traverse the distance between.
 * The suspension bridge spanned the canyon as tenuously as one could imagine.
 * 1) To cover or extend over an area or time period.
 * The parking lot spans 3 acres.
 * The novel spans three centuries.
 * Terry Fox fame spans globe.
 * World record! 5 GHz WiFi connection spans 189 miles.


 * 1)   Two horses of the same color drawing a carriage, moving in perfect unison.
 * 2)  to generate an entire space by means of linear combinations

Verb
span


 * 1890: So they went in to where Gudruda sat spinning in the hall, singing as she span. &mdash; H. Rider Haggard, Eric Brighteyes
 * 1890: So they went in to where Gudruda sat spinning in the hall, singing as she span. &mdash; H. Rider Haggard, Eric Brighteyes

Adjectives for Span
incredible; toil-stained; fleeting; artistic; infinitesimal; pitiful; allotted; sapphire; natural; life; useful.

Verbs for Span
abbreviate—; bridge—; elongate—; fuse— interlink—; limit—; prolong—; protract— reduce—; shorten—; stretch—; survive— terminate—; unite—; —breaches; —elapses —extends; —spreads; —stretches-

Thesaurus
Bifrost, a breath, accouple, accumulate, ace, aesthetic distance, agglutinate, amass, amplitude, appraise, appreciate, apse, arcade, arcature, arch, arch over, arched roof, archway, articulate, assay, assemble, assess, associate, band, bascule bridge, bateau bridge, beam, bestraddle, bestride, bit, bond, both, bowshot, brace, bracket, breadth, bridge, bridge over, brief span, broadness, calculate, calibrate, caliper, camber, cantilever bridge, carry, catwalk, ceilinged roof, cement, chain, check a parameter, clap together, clearance, close quarters, close range, collect, combine, compass, comprise, compute, concameration, concatenate, concha, conglobulate, conjoin, conjugate, connect, copulate, couple, couple up, couplet, course, cove, cover, crack, cross, cupola, day, deep space, depths of space, dial, distance, distance across, distich, divergence, divide, dome, double harness, double-harness, double-team, doublet, drawbridge, duad, duet, duo, duration, dyad, earreach, earshot, embrace, encompass, environ, equipage, estimate, evaluate, expanse, extend, extend over, extension, extent, farness, fateful moment, fathom, floating bridge, flyover, footbridge, four-in-hand, fullness, gangboard, gangplank, gangway, gather, gauge, geodesic dome, glue, go, go out, go over, graduate, gunshot, hair, hair space, hairbreadth, hairsbreadth, hang over, hold, hour, igloo, imbricate, inch, include, infinity, instant, interval, join, juncture, jut, kairos, keystone, knot, lap, lap over, latitude, lay together, league, leeway, length, lengthiness, lie, lie over, lift bridge, light-years, linear measures, link, little, little bit, little ways, little while, long time, longitude, longness, lump together, margin, marry, marshal, mass, match, mate, mates, measure, mensurate, merge, mete, meter, mileage, minute, mobilize, moment, moment of truth, no time, ogive, overall length, overarch, overbridge, overcrossing, overhang, overlap, overlie, overpass, override, pace, pair, pair of winks, pair off, parsecs, period, perpetuity, perspective, piece, piece together, pistol shot, plumb, point, pontoon bridge, pregnant moment, prize, probe, psychological moment, put together, quantify, quantize, randem, range, rate, reach, reach out, remoteness, rig, roll into one, rope bridge, run, season, separation, set of two, shingle, short distance, short piece, short spell, short time, short way, size, size up, skewback, small space, solder, sound, space, spell, spike, spike team, spitting distance, splice, spread, spurt, stage, step, stepping-stone, stepstone, stick together, straddle, stretch, stretch out, stride, surround, survey, suspension bridge, sweep, swing bridge, take a reading, take in, tandem, tape, team, team up, term, the two, three-up, thrust out, tie, time, time lag, toll bridge, triangulate, turnout, twain, two, two shakes, twosome, unicorn, unify, unite, valuate, value, vault, vaulting, viaduct, voussoir, way, ways, weigh, weld, while, wideness, width, yardage, yoke

Etymology 1
spann

Pronunciation

 * and GenAm
 * AusE
 * AusE
 * AusE

Etymology 2
Old English spannan

Pronunciation

 * and GenAm
 * AusE
 * AusE
 * AusE

Noun

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 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: spann


 * Finnish: jänneväli


 * Swedish: spann


 * Swedish: spann

Related terms

 * attention span
 * memory span

Verb

 * Finnish:


 * Swedish: spänna


 * Polish: obejmować, mieć zasięg, rozciągać się
 * Portuguese: abranger


 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: spänna

Pronunciation

 * , AusE and GenAm

Anagrams

 * naps, NSPA, pans, snap

Anagrams

 * snap

Noun

 * 1) tense

Etymology
From gespannen:.