handspan
Meaning of handspan
noun
- the maximum distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger, taken as the basis of a measurement equal to 9 inches.
the boat was hardly more than a handspan above the waterline
- the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers.
a warehouse with a clear span of 28 feet
Old English, ‘distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger’, of Germanic origin; reinforced in Middle English by Old French espan .
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Hyphenation of handspan
handspan
- It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
- handspan is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
handspan synonyms
Meaning the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object:
Meaning the measurement or extent of something from side to side; the lesser of two or the least of three dimensions of a body:
Meaning an act of reaching out with one's arm:
Meaning an act of stretching one's limbs or body:
Meaning the fact or process of spreading over an area:
Meaning the length of the space between two points:
Meaning the range or scope of something:
Meaning the area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale:
Words that rhyme with handspan
Span, span, Niaspan, Pentaspan, midspan, Cerespan, Hespan, Montespan, lifespan, respan, wingspan, semispan, Greenspan, inspan, unspan, Aerospan, Aristospan, Dospan, Vasospan, aristospan, monospan, nitrospan, lederspan, overspan, underspan, outspan, uitspan, Soluspan, drawspan
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