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Spanning

SPAN'NING

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ppr.
Measuring with the hand; encompassing with the fingers.

Definition 2024

spanning

spanning

See also: spänning

English

Verb

spanning

  1. present participle of span

Noun

spanning ‎(plural spannings)

  1. The process by which something is spanned.
    • 1996, Peter Evans, The music of Benjamin Britten
      The immediate symbolism of these spannings of musical space is evident, but they also contain references to the work's musical motto...

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: span‧ning

Etymology

spannen +‎ -ing

Noun

spanning f ‎(plural spanningen, diminutive spanninkje n)

  1. tension
  2. voltage

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