Plural of span

Forms of span

Spans in a sentence

• The unsilent present is a time of evaporating attention spans,2007, John Zerzan, Silence
• The force of the explosion demolished one pair of piers and two spans of the bridge crashed down into the river on top of the barges.1961 January, “Talking of Trains: The Severn Bridge disaster”, in Trains Illustrated, page 5
• Across spans of millions of years, mountain ranges tear themselves apart through suicidal erosion.2026 February 27, Paul Salopek, “Hazard Cascade”, in National Geographic. From the entry disassembly
• Our attention spans and tastes keep fracturing, and the ratings for late-night comedy keep declining.2023 September 27, Spencer Kornhaber, “The Weirdos Living Inside Our Phones”, in The Atlantic. From the entry monoculture
• Our attention spans have been chopped up and commodified, sold off piecemeal to platforms and algorithms.2023 June 21, A. O. Scott, “Everyone Likes Reading. Why Are We So Afraid of It?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry commodify

Meaning of span

1. noun The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.
2. noun Any of various traditional units of length approximating this distance, especially the English handspan of 9 inches forming ⅛ fathom and equivalent to 22.86 cm.
3. noun A small space or a brief portion of time.

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Questions about the plural of span

What is the plural of span?

The plural of span is spans.

Is span countable?

Span is a countable noun.