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• Length — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Length >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 length length longitude span Sgm: N 1 mileage mileage GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 line line bar rule stripe streak spoke …   English dictionary for students

• Span — may refer to length or space:* span (length), the width of a human hand * span (architecture) ** For powerlines, the distance between two pylons ** For aerial tramways, the distance between two supporting structures ** For a bridge, the distance… …   Wikipedia

• Span (band) — SPAN was a Norwegian rock band that formed in 2000 from the ashes of two other outfits; Explicit Lyrics and Squid. Self proclaimed as Norwegian Turbo Rock n Roll Commandos [1], the band spent much of the years between 2002 and 2004 touring the UK …   Wikipedia

• Span (length) — Span is the width of a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the pinky finger. In ancient times, a span was considered to be 1/2 cubit. See also: English unit; 1 span := 9 inches:= 0.2286 mIn Slavic languages, the analogue of span… …   Wikipedia

• span — [n] distance, duration amount, compass, extent, interval, length, measure, period, reach, space, spell, spread, stretch, term, time; concepts 756,807,822 Ant. extreme span [v] stretch over arch, bridge, connect, cover, cross, extend, ford, go… …   New thesaurus

• span — ► NOUN 1) the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space covered. 2) the length of time for which something lasts. 3) a wingspan. 4) a part of a bridge between piers or supports. 5) the maximum distance between the tips of the… …   English terms dictionary

• length — [n] extent of object, distance, time breadth, compass, continuance, diameter, dimension, duration, elongation, endlessness, expanse, expansion, extensiveness, height, interval, lastingness, lengthiness, limit, linearity, loftiness, longitude,… …   New thesaurus

• length — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Linear measure Nouns 1. length, lengthiness, longitude, span, extent, stretch, distance, dimension, footage, yardage, mileage. See measurement, space. 2. (line measure) line, bar, stripe, string, row,… …   English dictionary for students

• span — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 length ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ broad, wide ▪ a broad span of interests ▪ clear ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• span — {{11}}span (n.1) distance between two objects, O.E. span distance between the thumb and little finger of an extended hand, probably related to M.Du. spannen to join, fasten (see SPAN (Cf. span) (n.2)). The Germanic word was borrowed into Medieval …   Etymology dictionary

• span — span1 /span/, n., v., spanned, spanning. n. 1. the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended. 2. a unit of length corresponding to this distance, commonly taken as 9 in. (23 cm). 3. a… …   Universalium