spanning

English

Verb

spanning

1. Present participle of 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...

Dutch

Pronunciation

• spanning

  (file)

Etymology

spannen +‎ -ing

Noun

spanning f (plural spanningen)

1. tension
2. voltage

Derived terms

• hoogspanning
• overspanning

Related terms

• stroomsterkte