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Definition of spanning

Spanning
Span Span, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spanned; p. pr. & vb. n. Spanning.] [AS. pannan; akin to D. & G. spannen, OHG. spannan, Sw. sp["a]nna, Dan. sp[ae]nde, Icel. spenna, and perh. to Gr. ? to draw, to drag, L. spatium space. [root]170. Cf. Spin, v. t., Space, Spasm.] 1. 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. My right hand hath spanned the heavens. --Isa. xiviii. 13. 2. To reach from one side of to the order; to stretch over as an arch. The rivers were spanned by arches of solid masonry. --prescott. 3. To fetter, as a horse; to hobble.

Meaning of spanning from wikipedia

- Look up spanning in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Spanning may refer to: Disc spanning, a feature of CD and DVD burning software File spanning, the ability...
- A minimum spanning tree (MST) or minimum weight spanning tree is a subset of the edges of a connected, edge-weighted undirected graph that connects all...
- graph may have several spanning trees, but a graph that is not connected will not contain a spanning tree (see about spanning forests below). If all of...
- IEEE 802.1D but the functionality of spanning tree (802.1D), rapid spanning tree (802.1w), and multiple spanning tree (802.1s) has since been incorporated...
- Look up span in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Span may refer to: Span (unit), the width of a human hand Span (engineering), a section between two intermediate...
- between the faces of the supports (clear span) or between the centers of the bearing surfaces (effective span): A span can be closed by a solid beam or by...
- \mathbb {R} ^{3}} has {(−1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0), (0, 0, 1)} as a spanning set. This particular spanning set is also a basis. If (−1, 0, 0) were replaced by (1,...
- Spanning also had roles in various Christmas TV series including Alletiders jul, Krummernes jul, Brødrene Mortensens jul and Jul i Valhal. Spanning also...
- list of spans, either used for overhead line crossings of rivers, sea straits or valleys, as antenna or for aerial tramways. At these spans the sag of...
- many applications, but spanning on DVD media fails often. This lack of reliable DVD data disc spanning is odd, as disc spanning was used extensively on...