Definitions for lifespan
life·span

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. life, lifetime, life-time, lifespannoun

   the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

   "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lifespannoun

   The length of time for which an organism lives.

   Some clams have lifespans far longer than those of human beings.

2. lifespannoun

   The length of time for which something exists or is current or valid.

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1. lifespan

   Lifespan refers to the length of time an organism, person, animal, or object is expected to live or function. It is usually calculated from the time of birth or creation until death or total malfunction. In humans, it is often expressed as an estimate of the maximum number of years someone might live. In products or machines, it refers to its functional period before it becomes obsolete or non-functional.

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1. Lifespan

   Lifespan is a 1976 Dutch thriller film directed by Alexander Whitelaw and starring Hiram Keller, Tina Aumont and Klaus Kinski.

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1. • Time Period

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'lifespan' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2656

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'lifespan' in Nouns Frequency: #1178

How to pronounce lifespan?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lifespan in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lifespan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of lifespan in a Sentence

1. David Melzer:

   It is likely that there are many such gene variants involved in lifespan and aging.

2. Chris Fox:

   When I see patients on these drugs, I now say,' let's think about other alternatives,' the medicines are good. They have expanded lifespan, et cetera. But sometimes, it takes years for the harms to come out.

3. Kevin Smith:

   If several common disorders could be avoided or delayed by genetically modifying humans, the average disease-free lifespan could be substantially extended.

4. Danny Longman:

   In much the same as a company with minimal overheads is more able to weather out an economic downturn,( if) a species needs less energy to live, it is more likely to survive periods when there is decreased food availability, in fact, it has recently been demonstrated that the energy expenditure of humans and other primates is remarkably low compared with other placental mammals, and that this may be linked to our long lifespan.

5. Roy Larke:

   Some brands are designed specifically for the convenience store market, so they have a three-to-six month lifespan for a particular recipe, but Pocari Sweat isn't like that, it's an enduring long-term brand that Otsuka has really developed over the last 50 years, and today it's that endurance and long history in Japan that has kept it going.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lifespan
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lifespan
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lifespan