Span
noun
The full length or extent of something from one end to the other.
The span of the bridge is 50 meters.
Often appears as...
- time span
- span of control
noun
A particular period of time.
Over a span of just three years, the company doubled in size.
Often appears as...
- life span
- time span
verb
To extend or stretch out over an area, distance or period of time.
The mountains span several miles.
Often appears as...
- span across
- span over
noun
The maximum distance something can reach from a central point.
The span of the archer's bow was surprisingly wide.
noun
In mathematics, the smallest amount of (linear) space that includes every point in a given set.
The span of a set of vectors in a vector space is the smallest subspace that contains the set.
Often appears as...
- linear span
- vector span
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The full length or extent of something from one end to the other.
The span of the bridge is 50 meters.
Often appears as...
- time span
- span of control
noun
A particular period of time.
Over a span of just three years, the company doubled in size.
Often appears as...
- life span
- time span
verb
To extend or stretch out over an area, distance or period of time.
The mountains span several miles.
Often appears as...
- span across
- span over
noun
The maximum distance something can reach from a central point.
The span of the archer's bow was surprisingly wide.
noun
In mathematics, the smallest amount of (linear) space that includes every point in a given set.
The span of a set of vectors in a vector space is the smallest subspace that contains the set.
Often appears as...
- linear span
- vector span
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Objects
Used to describe the measure between two points of tangible items, like bridges or objects.
The span of the table is 2 meters.
Pro Tip 2/2Not a Time Reference
Don't confuse this 'span' for periods of time; it's about physical distance only.
The span between the poles is not quite enough.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Objects
Used to describe the measure between two points of tangible items, like bridges or objects.
The span of the table is 2 meters.
Pro Tip 2/2Not a Time Reference
Don't confuse this 'span' for periods of time; it's about physical distance only.
The span between the poles is not quite enough.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Objects
Used to describe the measure between two points of tangible items, like bridges or objects.
The span of the table is 2 meters.
Pro Tip 2/2Not a Time Reference
Don't confuse this 'span' for periods of time; it's about physical distance only.
The span between the poles is not quite enough.
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American Musician
There was the time I bought three cars in the span of three or four weeks. It was crazy; it wasn't greedy. It was mine, my girl's, my mom's. I got Benzes for my ladies. But I felt crazy. You have to understand I come from a world where we're very modest. But that's not greedy. That's nice, right?
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Jeremy Northam
English Actor
It's taken me longer still to realize what a short span there is between those life experiences and the rest of your life. That's a job for the people who lived through it.
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Lewis Hamilton
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American Educator
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J. Cole
American Musician
There was the time I bought three cars in the span of three or four weeks. It was crazy; it wasn't greedy. It was mine, my girl's, my mom's. I got Benzes for my ladies. But I felt crazy. You have to understand I come from a world where we're very modest. But that's not greedy. That's nice, right?
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Jeremy Northam
English Actor
It's taken me longer still to realize what a short span there is between those life experiences and the rest of your life. That's a job for the people who lived through it.
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Jeff Mangum
American Musician
I love the idea of a record containing an entire universe; where the sounds span decades of recording from all over the world and all sorts of different sources.
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Mahathir Mohamad
Malaysian Politician
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Jack O'Connell
English Actor
I want to create a body of work that is entertaining and speaks to people for a long time. Longer than my life span.
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Lewis Hamilton
British Driver
It takes me forever to read a book. I have such a small attention span.
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George Martin
English Producer
When you extend life span, that's really something. That's hard to do.
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Lucy Larcom
American Poet
If the world's a veil of tears, Smile till rainbows span it.
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Candice Bergen
American Actress
Dreams are, by definition, cursed with short life spans.
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Maryanne Wolf
American Educator
The brain is plastic its whole life span.
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