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palmspan

UK/ˈpɑːmspæn/

palmspan noun: a measure of length equivalent to the breadth of the palm of an average human hand.

Noun

palmspan (plural palmspans)

  1. A measure of length equivalent to the breadth of the palm of an average human hand.
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Forms of palmspan

pluralpalmspans

Origin of palmspan

From palm’s (“[of] the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers”) + span (“the distance between two ends of a thing, especially between those ends furthest apart from each other”).

Questions about palmspan

What does palmspan mean?
Palmspan means a measure of length equivalent to the breadth of the palm of an average human hand.
What part of speech is palmspan?
Palmspan is a noun.
How do you pronounce palmspan?
Palmspan is pronounced /ˈpɑːmspæn/ (UK).
What is the plural of palmspan?
The plural of palmspan is palmspans.

Words near palmspan in the dictionary

  1. palms
  2. palms off
  3. palms out
  4. Palmses
  5. palmsful
  6. palmspan
  7. palmspans
  8. palmster
  9. palmsters
  10. palmtop
  11. palmtops

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