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Pronunciation / Transliteration: supan
"橋のスパンは500メートルを超えています。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The distance or extent between two points.
"The bridge has a span of over 500 meters."
- 1
To extend across a distance or area.
"The river spans several miles before it meets the ocean."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'spann', meaning the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger when extended. Cognate with Old High German 'spanan' and Dutch 'span', it historically evolved from a measure of length into a generalized term for extending across a distance or time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Span" is said worldwide
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Portée
Transliteration: pɔʁ.te
"La portée du pont est de plus de 500 mètres."
Spanne
Transliteration: ˈʃpanə
"Die Spannweite der Brücke beträgt über 500 Meter."
Intervallo
Transliteration: in-ter-vàl-lo
"L'intervallo del ponte è di oltre 500 metri."
Tramo
Transliteration: ˈtɾamo
"El tramo del puente es de más de 500 metros."
Extensão
Transliteration: eks.tẽˈsɐ̃w
"A extensão da ponte é de mais de 500 metros."
विस्तार
Transliteration: vis'tār
"पुल का विस्तार 500 मीटर से अधिक है।"
跨度
Transliteration: kuàdù
"这座桥的跨度超过500米。"
범위
Transliteration: beomwi
"다리의 범위는 500미터가 넘습니다."
スパン
Transliteration: supan
"橋のスパンは500メートルを超えています。"
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