What does SPAN mean?
Definitions for SPAN
spænspan
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word SPAN.
Princeton's WordNet
spannoun
the complete duration of something
"the job was finished in the span of an hour"
spannoun
the distance or interval between two points
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duadnoun
two items of the same kind
spannoun
a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
bridge, spannoun
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
straddle, spanverb
the act of sitting or standing astride
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"
Wiktionary
spanverb
To extend through the distance between or across.
The suspension bridge spanned the canyon.
spanverb
To extend through.
The parking lot spans three acres.
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
spanverb
To generate an entire space by means of linear combinations.
spanverb
To be matched, as horses.
spanverb
To fetter, as a horse; to hobble.
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 Dictionary
SPANnoun
Etymology: span, sponne , Saxon; spanna, Ital. span, Dutch.
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.
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.
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.To Spanverb
Oft on the well-known spot I fix my eyes,
And span the distance that between us lies. Thomas Tickell.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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Span
imp. & p. p. of Spin
Spanverb
the space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom
Spanverb
hence, a small space or a brief portion of time
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
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
Spanverb
a pair of horses or other animals driven together; usually, such a pair of horses when similar in color, form, and action
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
Spanverb
to reach from one side of to the order; to stretch over as an arch
Spanverb
to fetter, as a horse; to hobble
Spanverb
to be matched, as horses
Span
of Spin
Etymology: [AS. spann; akin to D. span, OHG. spanna, G. spanne, Icel. spnn. 170. See Span, v. t. ]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Span
span, n. a yoke of horses or oxen. [Borrowed from Dut.; from the same root as above word.]
Span
span, adv. wholly—in Span′-new, Spick′-and-span.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
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Anagrams for SPAN »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SPAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SPAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of SPAN in a Sentence
No single intervention is sufficient ; reducing pregnancy-related deaths requires reviewing and learning from each death, improving women's health, and reducing social inequities across the life span, as well as ensuring quality care for pregnant and postpartum women.
The world's a bubble and the life of man Less than a span.
I don't have any siblings, but I sometimes go a couple weeks without speaking to a best friend. A two-week span may not have been a big deal, especially when someone is incarcerated.
A lot of wealth has come off the table for senior executives in the span of 18 months.
So, in aggregate, we see the effect on longevity, but you can imagine it's largely through effects on cardiovascular risk and metabolic risk, it suggests potentially at a defined point in life, say age 50, if you adhere to a healthy paradigm like this, you can have an impact on your longevity and on your health span.
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- شبرArabic
- pam, períodeCatalan, Valencian
- rozpětíCzech
- σπιθαμήGreek
- luz, cuarta, palmo, abarcarSpanish
- kulkea, hetki, parivaljakko, kattaa, jänneväli, vaaksaFinnish
- s'étendre, chevaucher, couvrir, empanFrench
- réiseIrish
- कालHindi
- áthidal, átívelHungarian
- luce, campata, coprire, periodo, spannaItalian
- بستKurdish
- spanLatin
- whangaMāori
- rozciągać się, obejmować, mieć zasięgPolish
- período, palmo, espaço gerado, abranger, vãoPortuguese
- пядь, спен, пери́одRussian
- preklenúťSlovak
- sträcka sig över, spänna över, spannSwedish
- జానTelugu
- مدتUrdu
- aspagneWalloon
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