The span is the distance between supports. The sum of the span lengths is the bridge length.
A barrel vault can span the length of a tunnel.
A bridge's span is the length that crosses the gap.
The life span of a ribosome depends on the length of the protein being made. That ranges from 20 seconds to 1/3 hour.
the length of a swallow is 5 1/2in the width is 14 1/2in
ly is the longest span of slab while lx is shortest span of slab
hand span, arm span, foot, cubit
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Cubit is the Primitive unit of length equivalent to a span of the forearm.
1 m (3 ft.) in height; 2.3 m (7 ft.) wing span
10ft-0ft
length, time, period, term, stretch, extent, spell, span