hand span

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Definition of hand span in English English dictionary

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handspan

The distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement

Hyphenation

Hand span

Turkish pronunciation

händ spän

Pronunciation

/ˈhand ˈspan/ /ˈhænd ˈspæn/

Etymology

[ 'hand ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand.