Span

Meaning

Noun

●

The

of an

from the

the

to the

the

used as an

of length.

●

Any of various

of

this

, especially the English

of 9

⅛

and

to 22.86 cm.

●

A small

or a

of time.

●

A

of something by

; a subsequence.

●

In Architecture & Construction:

The

or

of an

or between its

, or of a

,

,

,

,

, or the like, between supports.

●

In Architecture & Construction:

The

of a

,

,

,

between two

supports.

●

In Nautical:

A

having its

made

so that a

can be

to the

; also, a

made

in the

so that both

can be used.

●

In American English & Canadian English:

A

of

or other

together; usually, such a

of

when

, form, and action.

●

In Mathematics:

The

linear combinations

of

within a set.

●

In Computing:

The time required to

a

on an

number of

, i.e. the

across a

directed acyclic graph

the

steps.

●

wingspan of a

or bird

Verb

●

To

through the

between or across.

●

To

through (a time period).

●

To

by the

of the

with the

, or with the

the object.

●

In Mathematics:

To

an

combinations.

●

In American English:

To be

, as horses.

●

To

, as a

; to hobble.

●

of spin

Name

●

A surname.

●

Acronym of Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network.

●

Acronym of Switched Port Analyzer, a Cisco technology

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Origin

span

English

spann

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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