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attention span

/əˈtɛn.ʃən spæn/

attention span noun: the length of time, or span that one can pay attention, or concentrate on one topic without becoming distracted.

Noun

attention span (plural attention spans)

  1. The length of time, or span that one can pay attention, or concentrate on one topic without becoming distracted.
    • He has learning difficulties because of his short attention span.
    • Limit your training sessions to fifteen minutes; twice each day. One half-hour session is not recommended as a rock's attention span is rather short. Remember; a bored rock is an unhappy rock.1975, Gary Dahl, The care and training of your PET ROCK

Forms of attention span

pluralattention spans

Questions about attention span

What does attention span mean?
Attention span means the length of time, or span that one can pay attention, or concentrate on one topic without becoming distracted.
What part of speech is attention span?
Attention span is a noun.
How do you pronounce attention span?
Attention span is pronounced /əˈtɛn.ʃən spæn/.
What is the plural of attention span?
The plural of attention span is attention spans.

Words near attention span in the dictionary

  1. attention getters
  2. attention line
  3. attention lines
  4. attention seeker
  5. attention seekers
  6. attention span
  7. attention spans
  8. attention whore
  9. attention whored
  10. attention whores
  11. attention whoring

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