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handspan

handspan noun: the distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement.

Noun

handspan (plural handspans)

  1. The distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement.
    Synonyms:
    span

handspan meaning in Hindi and Indonesian

handspan in Hindi

a handspan
बित्ता bittā

handspan in Indonesian

a measurement
jengkal

Synonyms of handspan

Forms of handspan

pluralhandspans

Origin of handspan

From hand + span.

Questions about handspan

What does handspan mean?
Handspan means the distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement.
What is handspan in Hindi?
Handspan in Hindi is बित्ता (bittā). See Handspan meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is handspan?
Handspan is a noun.
What is the plural of handspan?
The plural of handspan is handspans.

Words near handspan in the dictionary

  1. handsomer
  2. handsomes
  3. handsomest
  4. handsoming
  5. handsomish
  6. handspan
  7. handspans
  8. handspike
  9. handspikes
  10. handspinner
  11. handspoke

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handspan (page history and authors); बित्ता (Hindi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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