spanning

See also: spänning

English

Verb

spanning

1. present participle and gerund of span

Translations

span — see 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 […]

Derived terms

• bispanning
• multispanning
• spanning tree

Anagrams

• pannings

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spanninge. Equivalent to spannen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɑ.nɪŋ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: span‧ning

Noun

spanning f (plural spanningen, diminutive spanninkje n)

1. tension, suspense

   spanning en sensatie ― thrills and spills

2. voltage

Coordinate terms

• stroomsterkte

Derived terms

• fantoomspanning
• hoogspanning
• laagspanning
• oppervlaktespanning
• overspanning
• spanningsboog
• spanningsmeter
• spanningsveld

Descendants

• → Indonesian: spaning
• → Indonesian: tegangan (semantic loan)