3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Span \Span\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spanned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spanning}.] [AS. pannan; akin to D. & G. spannen, OHG. spannan, Sw. sp[aum]nna, Dan. spaende, Icel. spenna, and perh. to Gr. ? to draw, to drag, L. spatium space. [root]170. Cf. {Spin}, v. t., {Space}, {Spasm}.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] My right hand hath spanned the heavens. --Isa. xiviii. 13. [1913 Webster] 2. To reach from one side of to the order; to stretch over as an arch. [1913 Webster] The rivers were spanned by arches of solid masonry. --prescott. [1913 Webster] 3. To fetter, as a horse; to hobble. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: span n 1: the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour" 2: the distance or interval between two points 3: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}] 4: a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches) 5: a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. [syn: {bridge}] 6: the act of sitting or standing astride [syn: {straddle}] v : 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" [syn: {cross}, {traverse}, {sweep}] [also: {spanning}, {spanned}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: spanned See {span}
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