Слово англійською: span
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Переклад span українською: проліт, інтервал, п'ядь
Детальний опис
- the length of time that something lasts or is able to continue
- I worked with him over a span of six years.
- The project must be completed within a specific time span.
- a study of the entire span of Arab history
see also attention span, lifespan
- span (of something) a range or variety of something
- Managers have a wide span of control.
- These forests cover a broad span of latitudes.
- the part of a bridge or an arch between one support and another
- The bridge crosses the river in a single span.
- the measurement of something from one side to the other
- The kite has a span of 1.5 metres.
see also wingspan Word OriginOld English, ‘distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger’, of Germanic origin; reinforced in Middle English by Old French espan.