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The correct spelling is span.
How to pronounce span
/spæn/
nounIPA: /spæn/
Say it like: Spa-n
The correct spelling is span. The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; an eighth of a fathom. For example: "He has a short attention span and gets bored within minutes."
Usage Examples
“He has a short attention span and gets bored within minutes.”
“The suspension bridge spanned the canyon.”
“The novel spans three centuries.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; an eighth of a fathom.
- 2.(by extension) A small space or a brief portion of time.
- 3.A portion of something by length; a subsequence.
- 4.The spread or extent of an arch or between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between supports.
- 5.The length of a cable, wire, rope, chain between two consecutive supports.
verb
- 1.To extend through the distance between or across.
- 2.To extend through (a time period).
- 3.To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object.
- 4.To generate an entire space by means of linear combinations.
- 5.To be matched, as horses.
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