Span vs. Length

The extent or measure of space between two points or extremities, as of a bridge or roof; the breadth.

Length is a measure of distance. In the International System of Quantities, length is a quantity with dimension distance.

The distance between the tips of the wings of an airplane.

the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object

The section between two abutments or piers of a bridge.

the amount of time occupied by something

Something, such as a railroad trestle or bridge, that extends from one point to another.

a piece or stretch of something

The distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended, formerly used as a unit of measure equal to about 9 inches (23 centimeters).

an extreme to which a course of action is taken

A period of time

the distance from the batsman at which a well-bowled ball pitches

(Nautical) A stretch of rope made fast at either end.

(in bridge or whist) the number of cards of a suit held in one's hand, especially when five or more

A pair of animals, such as oxen, matched as in size or color and driven as a team.

The state, quality, or fact of being long. See Usage Note at strength.

To extend across in space or time

The measurement of the extent of something along its greatest dimension

To encircle or cover with the hand or hands.

A piece, often of a standard size, that is normally measured along its greatest dimension

To measure in spans.

A measure used as a unit to estimate distances

A past tense of spin.

Extent or distance from beginning to end

The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.

The amount of time between specified moments; the duration

Any of various traditional units of length approximating this distance, especially the English handspan of 9 inches forming ⅛ fathom and equivalent to 22.86 cm.

often lengths Extent or degree to which an action or policy is carried

(by extension) A small space or a brief portion of time.

The duration of a vowel.

A portion of something by length; a subsequence.

The duration of a syllable.

The spread or extent of an arch or between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between supports.

The vertical extent of a garment. Often used in combination

The length of a cable, wire, rope, chain between two consecutive supports.

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

(nautical) A rope having its ends made fast so that a purchase can be hooked to the bight; also, a rope made fast in the center so that both ends can be used.

duration.

A pair of horses or other animals driven together; usually, such a pair of horses when similar in color, form, and action.

(horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.

(mathematics) The space of all linear combinations of something.

(mathematics) Distance between the two ends of a line segment.

(computing) The time required to execute a parallel algorithm on an infinite number of processors, i.e. the shortest distance across a directed acyclic graph representing the computation steps.

(cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.

wingspan of a plane or bird

(figuratively) Total extent.

(transitive) To extend through the distance between or across.

Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.

(transitive) To extend through (a time period).

(theatre) A unit of script length, comprising 42 lines.

(transitive) To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object.

(bridge) The number of cards held in a particular suit.

(mathematics) To generate an entire space by means of linear combinations.

(obsolete) To lengthen.

To be matched, as horses.

The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line.

(transitive) To fetter, as a horse; to hobble.

A portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; - often in the plural.

The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom.

The quality or state of being long, in space or time; extent; duration; as, some sea birds are remarkable for the length of their wings; he was tired by the length of the sermon, and the length of his walk.

Hence, a small space or a brief portion of time.

A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence.

The spread or extent of an arch between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between its supports.

Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length.

A rope having its ends made fast so that a purchase can be hooked to the bight; also, a rope made fast in the center so that both ends can be used.

Distance.

A pair of horses or other animals driven together; usually, such a pair of horses when similar in color, form, and action.

To lengthen.

To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object; as, to span a space or distance; to span a cylinder.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place;

To reach from one side of to the order; to stretch over as an arch.

continuance in time;

To fetter, as a horse; to hobble.

the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end;

To be matched, as horses.

size of the gap between two places;

the complete duration of something;

a section of something that is long and narrow;

the distance or interval between two points

two items of the same kind

a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

the act of sitting or standing astride

to cover or extend over an area or time period;