to span

Definition of to span in English English dictionary: Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network; Switched Port Analyzer, a Cisco technology; To cover or extend over an area or time period
World record! 5 GHz WiFi connection spans 189 miles.; Two horses of the same color drawing a carriage, moving in perfect unison; The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom; A rope having its ends made fast so that a purchase can be hooked to the bight; also, a rope made fast in the center so that both ends can be used; The length of a cable, wire, rope, chain between two consecutive supports; The spread or extent of an arch or between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between supports; Simple past of spin
1890: So they went in to where Gudruda sat spinning in the hall, singing as she span. — H. Rider Haggard, Eric Brighteyes.; {v} to measure by the fingers extended; {n} a hand's breadth, 9 inches, a short time; the maximum lateral distance from tip to tip of an aircraft; Distance between thumb and finger holes; The distance between supports of beams, birders, or trusses; Measure of space between two points On a bridge, the span is the part over the rivero or canyon between supporting elements; to generate an entire space by means of linear combinations; The horizontal distance from eaves to eaves; The length of a cable, wire, rope, chain between two consective supports; The distance between the structural supports in floors, ceilings and roofs; the space of all linear combinations of something; The algebraic difference between the limits of the range from zero to full scale; In a roof, the length of the distance between the outer edges of the exterior walls under the gable end; {i} length, distance; duration, period of time; section between two bridge supports; wing span; distance between the tip of an outstretched thumb and little finger; unit of length equal to the space between thumb and little finger; the distance or interval between two points a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches) the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour; The distance between the swivel pins Span of the Sculling boat The span of a boat is the distance between the top nut and the axis of the boat when seen from above For sculling boats, the distance between the top nuts is given instead, which is actually twice the span, but easiest to measure; archaic, simple past of spin; To be matched, as horses; To traverse the distance between; This refers to 3pt flexural tests and is the distance between the two points of support; the difference between the upper and lower limits of a range, expressed in the same units as the range; Distance from edge of thumb hole nearest to center to edge of finger holes nearest to center; If something spans a long period of time, it lasts throughout that period of time or relates to that whole period of time. His professional career spanned 16 years The film, spanning almost a quarter-century, tells the story of Henry Hill; A span is the period of time between two dates or events during which something exists, functions, or happens. The batteries had a life span of six hours Gradually the time span between sessions will increase; The term span refers to a group of span lines between two exchanges; To fetter, as a horse; to hobble; The spread or extent of an arch between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between its supports; to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"; a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc; a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches); {f} extend across, stretch from one point another; bridge; measure with an extended hand; surround with the hand or hands; To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object; as, to span a space or distance; to span a cylinder; Your concentration span or your attention span is the length of time you are able to concentrate on something or be interested in it. His ability to absorb information was astonishing, but his concentration span was short; A bridge or other structure that spans something such as a river or a valley stretches right across it. Travellers get from one side to the other by walking across a footbridge that spans a little stream. see also spick and span. Spanish. A past tense of spin. a past tense of spin; In flat cables, the distance from the reference edge of the first conductor to the reference edge of the last conductor (in cables having flat conductors), or the distance between the centers of the first and last conductors (in cables having round conductors), expressed in inches or centimeters; The Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk Performance (SPAN) bond system is a portfolio-based method of computing margin requirements on futures and options SPAN has been adopted by all major U S exchanges, many foreign boards of trade and other participants in the futures industry; The algebraic difference between the upper and lower limits of the measuring range of an instrument, i e a thermometer with a range of -35 to 50°C has a span of 85°C; The SPAN element is used insituations where the author wishes to apply a style using Cascading Style Sheets to a content area (text, etc ) that does not have a structured or established HTML rendering convention; The distance between supports which is the centerline of a beam, column, or joist girder or 4 inches onto a wall; A pair of horses or other animals driven together; usually, such a pair of horses when similar in color, form, and action; the distance or interval between two points; the act of sitting or standing astride; two items of the same kind; Hence, a small space or a brief portion of time; If something spans a range of things, all those things are included in it. Bernstein's compositions spanned all aspects of music, from symphonies to musicals; The algebraic difference between the lower and upper limits of the range; the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"; The absolute value of the differences between the upper and lower limits of an instrument's range; The distance between stringer or block supports; To reach from one side of to the order; to stretch over as an arch; the distance between supports; the distance between the supports of a beam; the distance between the faces of the substructure elements; the complete superstructure of a single span bridge or a corresponding integral unit of a multiple span structure; see CLEAR SPAN; The span of something that extends or is spread out sideways is the total width of it from one end to the other. It is a very pretty butterfly, with a 2 inch wing span; The distance between structural supports such as walls, columns, piers, beams, girders, and trusses; The distance between structural supports; of Spin