span

/spæn/

noun

Bir şeyin bir uçtan diğerine tam uzunluğu veya genişliği

The full extent or length of something from one end to the other.

  • The bridge has a span of 200 meters.
  • The eagle's wingspan can reach a span of two meters.
  • She measured the span of the bookshelf.
  • The historian examined documents covering a span of three centuries to trace the evolution of democratic institutions.
  • Cognitive development in children exhibits remarkable changes over the span of the first five years of life.
  • Climate scientists analyze ice cores that represent a temporal span extending back hundreds of thousands of years.
noun

Bir şeyin var olduğu veya gerçekleştiği zaman dilimi

A period of time over which something exists or happens.

  • The average life span of a dog is 10-13 years.
  • Her attention span is quite short.
  • He worked there for a span of five years.
verb

Bir şeyin bir tarafından diğer tarafa uzanmak

To extend across or over something from one side to the other.

  • The railroad spans the entire country.
  • A wooden bridge spans the river.
  • Her career spanned four decades.