span

Noun

span (plural spans)

1. The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom.
2. Hence, a small space or a brief portion of time.
3. The spread or extent of an arch between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between its supports.
4. (nautical) 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.
5. (obsolete) A pair of horses or other animals driven together; usually, such a pair of horses when similar in color, form, and action.

4 letters in word "span": A N P S.

Anagrams of span:

• naps

• pans

• snap

Words found within span:

an as asp na nap nas pa pan pas san sap spa

• Definitions:
• the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour" the distance or interval between two points couple: two items of the same kind a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches) bridge: a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. straddle: the act of sitting or standing astride cross: 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"
• The Saudi Payments Network (SPAN) is the only automated payments network in the kingdom it connects all ATM (ATM) and Point of sale (POS) terminals throughout the country to a central payment switch that in turn re-routes the financial transactions to the card issuer it may be a local bank, VISA ...
• Span is the width of a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the pinky finger. See also: English unit; 1 span := 9 inches
• Span is a Norwegian rock band. Self-proclaimed as "Norwegian Turbo-Rock 'n' Roll Commandos" , the band spent 2004 touring the UK and Norway and spending time in the U.S.. To date they have sold over 55,000 albums world wide.
• Span is a section between two intermediate supports, e.g. of a beam or a bridge.A span can be made of a solid beam or of a rope. The first kind of spans is used for bridges, the second one used for power lines, overhead telecommunication lines, some type of antennas of for aerial tramways.
• In category theory a span is a generalisation of the notion of relation between two objects of a category. When the category has all pullbacks (and satisfies a small number of other conditions), spans can be considered as morphisms in a category of fractions.
• Span is a programming language targeting the Parrot virtual machine. Its syntax is meant to be very similar to C, but its philosophy is Smalltalk-like, and it uses Smalltalk-style message syntax. Almost all of Span's library visible to the user is written in Span itself. ...
• The difference between the upper and lower limits of a range expressed in the same units as the range.
• The distance between supports.
• the horizontal distance between two supports of the bridge
• The horizontal distance from eaves to eaves.
• The distance between stringer or block supports
• 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 US exchanges, many foreign boards of trade and other participants in the futures industry.
• The distance between the Arch support columns
• The algebraic difference between the limits of the range from zero to full scale.
• Horizontal distance between outside edges of the supports.
• The distance between walls or columns.
• Term generally used to communicate out-to-out span or overall span of a truss design.
• As developed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the industry standard for calculating performance bond requirements (margins) on the basis of overall portfolio risk. ...
• The distance between piers, towers, or abutments.
• The horizontal space between two supports of a structure. Also refers to the structure itself. May be used as a noun or a verb.
• South Pacific Action Network.
• Working distance between measurement range endpoints over which the sensor will reliably measure displacement.
• In raster graphics architecture a primitive is formed by scan conversion where each scan line intersects the primitive at two ends, P left and P right. A contiguous sequence of pixels on the scan line between P left and P right is called a Span. ...
• Distance between the supports of beams, girders or trusses. In a pre-engineered building distance between interior columns. Structural Steel Members Load carrying members. May be hot rolled sections, cold-formed shapes, or built-up sections.
• The distance, horizontally, between individual piling or the abutment and piling on a bridge (between the "bents").
• The algebraic difference between the upper and lower limits of the measuring range of an instrument, eg a thermometer with a range of -35 to 50°C has a span of 85°C.
• The drawing back of a crossbow.
• the act of placing average size hands around the widest part behind the shoulders of the terrier; a small chest allows the terrier to follow his quarry down narrow earths (see picture). (info)
• the distance (center to center) of the end bearings or the distance between the lines of action of the reactions; the unobstructed space or distance between the faces of the substructure elements; the complete superstructure of a single-span bridge or a corresponding integral part or unit of a ...
• Span over wallplate is the distance between the outside edges of the two supporting wallplates. This is usually the overall length of the ceiling tie.
• The arithmetic difference in transducer output signal measured at the specified minimum and maximum operating pressures.

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