Spann, ein natürl. Längenmaß: der Abstand zw. Daumen u. Mittelfingerspitze (kleine S.) oder zw. Daumen u. Spitze des kleinen Fingers (große S.).
ETYM as. spann; akin to Dutch span, Old High Germ. spanna, German spanne, Icel. spönn. Related to Span.
1. A unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches).
2. The complete duration of something.
3. The distance or interval between two points.
The algebraic difference between the limits of the range from zero to full scale.