Definitions for SPAN
spænspan

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spannoun

   the complete duration of something

   "the job was finished in the span of an hour"

2. spannoun

   the distance or interval between two points

3. couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duadnoun

   two items of the same kind

4. spannoun

   a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)

5. bridge, spannoun

   a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

6. straddle, spanverb

   the act of sitting or standing astride

7. cross, traverse, span, sweepverb

   to cover or extend over an area or time period

   "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spanverb

   To extend through the distance between or across.

   The suspension bridge spanned the canyon.

2. spanverb

   To extend through.

   The parking lot spans three acres.

3. spanverb

   To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object.

   to span a space or distance; to span a cylinder

4. spanverb

   To generate an entire space by means of linear combinations.

5. spanverb

   To be matched, as horses.

6. spanverb

   To fetter, as a horse; to hobble.

7. Etymology: From Middle English spannen, from Old English spannan, from Proto-Germanic *spannaną ("to stretch, span"). Cognate with German spannen, Dutch spannen.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SPANnoun

   Etymology: span, sponne , Saxon; spanna, Ital. span, Dutch.

   1. The space from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger extended.

   A foot, the length of it, is a sixth part of the statute; a span, one eight; a palm, or hand’s breadth, one twenty-fourth; a thumb’s breadth, or inch, one seventy-second; and a forefinger’s breadth one ninety-sixth. William Holder, on Time.

   Will you with counters sum
   The vast proportion of his infinite?
   And buckle in a waste most fathomless,
   With spans and inches so diminutive
   As fears and reasons? William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida.

   Sum how brief the life of man
   Runs his erring pilgrimage,
   That the stretching of a span
   Buckles in his sum of age. William Shakespeare.

   When I removed the one, although but at the distance of a span, the other would stand like Hercules’s pillar. Brown.

   2. Any short duration.

   You have scarce time
   To steal from spiritual leisure a brief span,
   To keep your earthly audit. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   The virgin’s part, the mother and the wife,
   So well she acted in this span of life. Edmund Waller.

   Then conscience, unrestrain’d by fears, began
   To stretch her limits, and extend the span. Dryden.

   Life’s but a span, I’ll ev’ry inch enjoy. George Farquhar.

2. Spanthe preterite of spin.

   Together furiously they ran,
   That to the ground came horse and man;
   The blood out of their helmets span,
   So sharp were their encounters. Michael Drayton, Nymphid.

3. To Spanverb

   1. To measure by the hand extended.

   Oft on the well-known spot I fix my eyes,
   And span the distance that between us lies. Thomas Tickell.

   2. To measure.

   My surveyor is false; the o’er great cardinal
   Hath shew’d him gold; my life is spann’d already. William Shakespeare.

   This soul doth span the world, and hang content
   From either pole unto the centre;
   Where in each room of the well-furnish’d tent
   He lies warm, and without adventure. George Herbert.

   Harry, whose tuneful and well-measur’d song
   First taught our English musick how to span
   Words with just note and accent, not to scan
   With Midas’ ears, counting short and long. John Milton.

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1. span

   In mathematics, specifically in linear algebra, the span of a set of vectors is the set of all possible linear combinations of those vectors. It includes any vector space that can be reached by adding and scaling those vectors. Essentially, the span represents all the vectors you can reach by taking multiples of the given vectors and adding them together. This concept helps to identify the dimension and basis of the vector space.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Span

   imp. & p. p. of Spin

2. Spanverb

   the space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom

3. Spanverb

   hence, a small space or a brief portion of time

4. Spanverb

   the spread or extent of an arch between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between its supports

5. Spanverb

   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

6. Spanverb

   a pair of horses or other animals driven together; usually, such a pair of horses when similar in color, form, and action

7. Spanverb

   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

8. Spanverb

   to reach from one side of to the order; to stretch over as an arch

9. Spanverb

   to fetter, as a horse; to hobble

10. Spanverb

    to be matched, as horses

11. Span

    of Spin

12. Etymology: [AS. spann; akin to D. span, OHG. spanna, G. spanne, Icel. spnn. 170. See Span, v. t. ]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Span

   span, n. the space from the end of the thumb to the end of the little-finger when the fingers are extended: nine inches: the spread of an arch between its abutments: a space of time, the full duration of anything: extent of stretch, as the spread of a man's arms, in measuring trees, &c.—v.t. to measure by spans: to measure: to embrace:—pr.p. span′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. spanned.—ns. Span′-coun′ter, Span′-far′thing, a game played by one throwing a coin or counter on the ground, and another trying to throw his so near it that he can span the distance between the two.—adjs. Span′less, that cannot be spanned or measured; Span′-long, of the length of a span.—n. Span′ner, one who spans: an iron tool or lever used to tighten the nuts of screws. [A.S. span—spannan; Ger. spanne—spannen.]

2. Span

   span, n. a yoke of horses or oxen. [Borrowed from Dut.; from the same root as above word.]

3. Span

   span, adv. wholly—in Span′-new, Spick′-and-span.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. span

   A rope with both ends made fast, so that a purchase may be hooked to its bight. Also, a small line or cord, the middle of which is usually attached to a stay, whence the two ends branch outwards to the right and left, having either a block or thimble attached to their extremities. It is used to confine some ropes which pass through the corresponding blocks or thimbles as a fair leader.

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1. span

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SPAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Span is ranked #22144 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Span surname appeared 1,167 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Span.
   
   53.1% or 620 total occurrences were Black.
   38.8% or 453 total occurrences were White.
   4.2% or 50 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.9% or 34 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Distance
   • Duration
   • Linear Unit
   • Structure
   • Two

Anagrams for SPAN »

1. naps

2. NSPA

3. pans

4. snap

How to pronounce SPAN?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SPAN in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SPAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SPAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of SPAN in a Sentence

1. Prayuth Chan-ocha:

   The human trafficking issue is not one that we can solve in a short time span, it is a complex issue that has accumulated over a long period of time.

2. Drew Barrymore:

   Cut it this has not worked or be Elizabeth Taylor, and I have too many more to go. I never want to be entwined with someone like that again ever. You break up, and you move on. You get divorced, and its just so different. I love that we are trying to hold on to an institution that [started] when the closest person to you for companionship was a three-day horse ride away and your life span was 30 years.

3. Brian Kennedy:

   Ibuprofen is something that people have been taking for years, and no one actually knew that it can have some benefits for longevity and health span.

4. Marc Feldman:

   What we're taking about is evolution over a relatively short time span.

5. Ido Hutabarat:

   The draft is good for the investment climate in the mining sector because it is giving more legal certainty, if the permit extension can be done for as long as the life span of the mine, the massive investment into downstreaming can be realized because lenders will also have more security for their loans.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SPAN
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Span
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SPAN
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SPAN
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SPAN
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=SPAN
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html