What does spanner mean?
Definitions for spanner
ˈspæn ərspan·ner
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word spanner.
Princeton's WordNet
wrench, spannernoun
a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
Wiktionary
spannernoun
A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.
Pass me that spanner, Jake; there's just one more nut to screw in.
spannernoun
One who, or that which, spans.
spannernoun
A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.
spannernoun
A device in early steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.
spannernoun
A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works)
Halfway through the production of Macbeth, the director found that the stage was smaller than he expected. This really threw a spanner in the works.
spannernoun
A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.
You spanner, Rodney! I wanted a Chinese, not an Indian!
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Spannernoun
The lock of a fusee or carabine. Nathan Bailey
My prince’s court is now full of nothing but buff-coats, spanners, and musket-rests. James Howell.
ChatGPT
spanner
The term 'spanner' has different meanings depending on the context. 1. In mechanics, a spanner is a handheld tool used for providing grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn screws, nuts, and bolts. It is also known as a wrench in some countries like the US. 2. In graph theory, a spanner is a subgraph of a given undirected graph that contains all the vertices of the original graph and has the property that the shortest path between any two vertices in the subgraph is reasonably short compared to the shortest path between the same two vertices in the original graph. 3. In computing, 'spanner' refers to Google Cloud Spanner, a globally distributed database service that combines the benefits of relational database structure with non-relational horizontal scale. 4. In theater, a spanner is a general term for a spotlight operator. 5. In UK slang, 'spanner' is often used as a derogatory term to imply someone is not very intelligent or is acting foolishly.
Webster Dictionary
Spannernoun
one who, or that which, spans
Spannernoun
the lock of a fusee or carbine; also, the fusee or carbine itself
Spannernoun
an iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the couplings of hose
Spannernoun
a contrivance in some of the ealier steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam
Wikidata
Spanner
Spanner is a free program provided by Garmin for PCs running Windows 2000 or XP. It ‘translates’ live positional data from Garmin’s proprietary interface into NMEA 0183. Garmin’s proprietary interface data is only provided via USB whereas NMEA data is provided via serial port. Spanner overcomes this by creating a virtual serial port and thereby allowing a USB based Garmin GPS receiver ‘speak’ with programs that require NMEA data. Spanner is offered as a tool for Garmin’s GPS 18 product, but it works with other Garmin GPS receivers including the GPS 20x, GPSMap 60cx, 76CS, Colorado series, Oregon series, GPSMap 62/78 series, and Montana Series. However, it doesn’t work with all Garmin USB GPS receivers. Some receivers that reportedly don’t work with Spanner include: Etrex Venture Cx, Etrex Vista Cx/HCx and Forerunner 305. The latter is recognized but Spanner reports it as "not having the required capabilities".
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
spanner
An instrument by which the wheel-lock guns and pistols were wound up; also used to screw up the nuts of the plummer boxes. Also, an important balance in forming the radius of parallel motion in a steam-engine, since it reconciles the curved sweep which the side-levers describe with the perpendicular movement of the piston-rod, by means of which they are driven.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SPANNER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Spanner is ranked #130610 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Spanner surname appeared 130 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Spanner.
86.1% or 112 total occurrences were White.
7.6% or 10 total occurrences were Black.
3.8% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of spanner in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of spanner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of spanner in a Sentence
I'm saying a proposal, she's showing up at proposal and she's throwing a whole spanner in the wheel.
Unemployment is falling. This is not the moment to throw a spanner into the works with growth picking up.
Finance Minister Michel Sapin:
This is not the moment to throw a spanner into the works, with growth picking up.
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- асҡысBashkir
- clau anglesaCatalan, Valencian
- klíčCzech
- Schraubenschlüssel, SchlüsselGerman
- γερμανικό κλειδίGreek
- llave inglesaSpanish
- آچارPersian
- kiintoavainFinnish
- clé, clé de serrage, clef, clef à écrous, serre-écrouFrench
- villáskulcs, csavarkulcs, franciakulcsHungarian
- レンチ, スパナJapanese
- wāwāhiMāori
- sepanaMalay
- fastnøkkelNorwegian
- moersleutelDutch
- skiftenøkkelNorwegian
- klucz do nakrętekPolish
- chave inglesaPortuguese
- гаечный ключ, ключRussian
- spanaSwahili
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