span

n.

1. The extent or measure of space between two points or extremities, as of a bridge or roof; the breadth.
2. The distance between the tips of the wings of an airplane.
3. The section between two intermediate supports of a bridge.
4. Something, such as a railroad trestle or bridge, that extends from one point to another.
5. The distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended, formerly used as a unit of measure equal to about nine inches (23 centimeters).
6. A period of time: a span of life.

tr.v., spanned, span·ning, spans.

1. To measure by or as if by the fully extended hand.
2. To encircle with the hand or hands in or as if in measuring.
3. To extend across in space or time: a bridge that spans the gorge; a career that spanned 40 years.

[Middle English, unit of measurement, from Old English spann.]

span² (spăn)
tr.v., spanned, span·ning, spans.
To bind or fetter.

n.

1. Nautical. A stretch of rope made fast at either end.
2. A pair of animals, such as oxen, matched in size, strength, or color and driven as a team.

[Dutch spannen, to harness, from Middle Dutch.]

span³ (spăn)
v. Archaic
A past tense of spin.

noun

1. The measure of how far or long something goes in space, time, or degree: extent, length, reach, stretch. See big/small/amount.
2. The period during which someone or something exists: day (often used in plural), duration, existence, life, lifetime, term. See live/die, time.
3. A specific length of time characterized by the occurrence of certain conditions or events: period, season, stretch, term. See time.
4. A limited or specific period of time during which something happens, lasts, or extends: duration, stretch, term, time. See time.

n

Definition: distance, duration
Antonyms: extreme

v

Definition: stretch over
Antonyms: compress, concentrate, condense, shorten

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1. The interval between two terminals of a construction.
2. The distance apart of any two consecutive supports, esp. as applied to the opening of an arch.
3. A structural member (or part of a member) between two supports.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - spændvidde, tidsrum, spand, brofag, sporvidde
v. tr. - spænde over, strække sig over, sætte over

2.
n. - trækbånd
v. tr. - spænde, sætte i spand

3.
adj. - nydelig, pæn

Nederlands (Dutch)
spanwijdte, overspanning, spanne, tijdsspanne, 22, 9 cm, span (dieren), meten, overspannen

Français (French)
1.
n. - durée, espace, envergure, période, travée, portée, (fig) totalité, ensemble de
v. tr. - enjamber, (Constr) construire un pont sur, (fig) s'étendre sur

2.
n. - extrémité (d'une corde) resserrée
v. tr. - attacher, mettre un joug (animal)

3.
adj. - net, propre, soigné, bien entretenu

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Spannweite, Spanne
v. - überspannen, umfassen

2.
n. - Spannweite, Spanne
v. - einspannen

3.
adj. - ordentlich, sauber und gut aussehend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άνοιγμα, ανάπτυγμα, πιθαμή, σπιθαμή, ανάπτυγμα μεταξύ δύο άκρων, (χρονικό) διάστημα, χρονικός ορίζοντας, (αρχιτ.) άνοιγμα, χορδή
v. - εκτείνομαι σε όλο το μήκος, ζεύω, καλύπτω (διάστημα), μετρώ με σπιθαμές
abbr. - Ισπανός, ισπανικός

Italiano (Italian)
apertura alare, ponte, periodo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - breve espaço de tempo, envergadura (f), vão (m), um par de cavalos
v. - atravessar, transpor
abbr. - espanhol (m)

Русский (Russian)
интервал, промежуток времени, расстояние от одного конца до другого, пролет, охват, объем, пядь, пролетное строение, ж.-д. перегон, объем машинной памяти, перекрывать, наводить мост, охватывать, переправляться, запрягать

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - extensión, alcance
v. tr. - extenderse de un lado a otro de

2.
n. - puente
v. tr. - enganchar

3.
adj. - limpio, bien cuidado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avstånd mellan tumme och lillfinger, spann, valv, tid, levnadslopp, spännvidd, vingbredd, par (av hästar)
v. - slå bro över, mäta med fingrarna, surra (fast)
abbr. - Spanish

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 墩距, 一段时间, 跨度, 指距, 一叉宽, 横跨, 跨越, 在...上建拱门, 在...架桥, 以指距量

2. 套上, 跨绳

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 墩距, 一段時間, 跨度, 指距, 一叉寬
v. tr. - 橫跨, 跨越, 在...上建拱門, 在...架橋, 以指距量

2.
v. tr. - 套上
n. - 跨繩

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 한 뼘
v. tr. - 뼘으로 재다, ~을 꼭 쥐다, ~에 다리를 놓다

2.
n. - 양쪽을 건너 지른 밧줄, 한 멍에에 매인 가축
v. tr. - 밧줄로 매다

3.
adj. - 아주 새로운, 새로 맞춘

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 全長, 翼長, 時間, スパン
v. - 架ける, 架かる, 及ぶ, 指を広げて測る, またがる

idioms:

• spic/spick and span    真っ白な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وحدة طول أنكليزيه تساوي تسعه أنشات, شبر, ألمسافه بين دعامتي أو كتفي قنطرة, جزء بين دعامتين في جسر (فعل) يقيم جسرا, يجسر, يمتد, يجتاز, يشبر (اختصار) أسباني Spanish‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סיט, ממתח, מרחק בין עמודים, אורך מקצה לקצה, מפתח, משך, תקופה, צמד‬
v. tr. - ‮גישר, עבר מעל, נמתח מעל, חצה, כיסה, הקיף, השתרע מצד לצד, זירת‬
n. - ‮ממתח, חבל שנמתח בשני קצותיו‬
v. tr. - ‮קשר, כבל, שם עול על (בהמה)‬
adj. - ‮חדש, מצוחצח, מסודר ומטופח‬

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