Crossword clues for spanning
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Span \Span\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spanned; p. pr. & vb. n. Spanning.] [AS. pannan; akin to D. & G. spannen, OHG. spannan, Sw. sp["a]nna, Dan. sp[ae]nde, Icel. spenna, and perh. to Gr. ? to draw, to drag, L. spatium space. [root]170. Cf. Spin, v. t., Space, Spasm.]
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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.
My right hand hath spanned the heavens.
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To reach from one side of to the order; to stretch over as an arch.
The rivers were spanned by arches of solid masonry.
--prescott. To fetter, as a horse; to hobble.
Wiktionary
n. The process by which something is spanned. vb. (present participle of span English)
WordNet
n. the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"
the distance or interval between two points
two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad]
a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. [syn: bridge]
the act of sitting or standing astride [syn: straddle]
See span
Wikipedia
Spanning may refer to:
- Disc spanning, a feature of CD and DVD burning software
- File spanning, the ability to package a single file or data stream into separate files of a specified size
- Linear spanning, a concept in abstract algebra
Usage examples of "spanning".
A few added lines of print indicated that Arthur Anthony Spanning had died three weeks ago at the age of forty-eight.
The previous morning, a Monday, Gwendolyn DeMont Spanning had been found dead of multiple-stab wounds.
Arthur Spanning had connived his way into the household and then taken advantage of her grief.
With the exception of rare and rather strained contact with the families of Horace DeMont and Gerald Spanning, Mr.
I was already logged on, I decided to look for Gerald Spanning among the Spannings I had seen the last time I had checked phone numbers.
Arthur Anthony Spanning had died a little over three weeks earlier, at the age of forty-eight.
As I stood and reached for the window latch, I prayed to God that Arthur Spanning had maintained his building well.
There were no whirligigs on the Spanning lot, but there were wind chimes hanging from the carport awning.
I would have pointed him out as the groom, though both Spanning brothers were young enough to have been her sons.
And by the way, I think there are plenty of people to be proud of on the Spanning side of your family.
It would be easy to assume it was the millions, but even before he started talking about Arthur Spanning, I knew that he looked upon Travis as he might a grandson.
Gwendolyn was aware by that time that the DeMont fortune had in truth become the Spanning fortune, with, as I say, only the lands themselves untouched.
I had a frantic impulse to shout back at Spanning, to do something, anything.
I wondered if Spanning would have thought her such a tame conspirator if he had seen her face at that moment.
And before you say another word, Father, ask yourself if Arthur Spanning could have possibly paid a higher price for loving his brother as himself.