Definition of handspan in English:

handspan

nounˈhan(d)spanˈhan(d)span

The maximum distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger, taken as the basis of a measurement equal to 9 inches.
the boat was hardly more than a handspan above the waterline
Example sentencesExamples
- He held out an arm to show how the end of the sleeve hung two handspans below his knuckles.
- ‘That was Matthew's race,’ said Grobler after Pinsent, Cracknell, Coode and Williams had beaten the Canadians by a handspan.
- It's about a handspan as far as wings, it's orangey, and it has dark markings on its wings.
- The guard was also a few handspans thicker and had quite the menacing expression.
- He once again kept up the flow of meaningless but soothing chatter as his hands passed over every handspan of the glossy hide.
- Eiji Sanjuro was about a handspan shorter than Gabriel, but was built like a bamboo stalk, tough, slender, and powerful.
- Lang's handspan covers 12 notes on the piano keyboard.
- But what it didn't have in width, it had in height, being about three hundred handspans high filled to the brim with books.
- Ours are longer by a handspan, sometimes a hand's length.
- The skull was almost a handspan wide, the pike's six rows of curving, pointed teeth distinct, as were the teeth that cover the upper surface of its tongue like barbs.
- Use your hand span to measure the distance around a tree trunk.
- Now, the elephant on your desk fits your fist with a handspan's room around, but is perhaps a thousand times as responsive as Engelbart's original, with a different function keyed to each finger and divided further by context.
- A good rule of thumb when buying or constructing a flight cage for large parrots is that the width should be twice the wingspan, plus a handspan.
- Why is a large hand span a useful human adaptation?
- It's body was partly obscured by two large wings, each as wide as Peter's handspan, which seemed to be a sort of dappled brown-yellow colour, speckled with rich blood reds and blackberry purples about the jagged edges.
- Well, we shall make them pay for every handspan.

Definition of handspan in US English:

handspan

nounˈhan(d)span

The maximum distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger, taken as the basis of a measurement equal to 9 inches.
the boat was hardly more than a handspan above the waterline
Example sentencesExamples
- Use your hand span to measure the distance around a tree trunk.
- The guard was also a few handspans thicker and had quite the menacing expression.
- Now, the elephant on your desk fits your fist with a handspan's room around, but is perhaps a thousand times as responsive as Engelbart's original, with a different function keyed to each finger and divided further by context.
- A good rule of thumb when buying or constructing a flight cage for large parrots is that the width should be twice the wingspan, plus a handspan.
- He once again kept up the flow of meaningless but soothing chatter as his hands passed over every handspan of the glossy hide.
- ‘That was Matthew's race,’ said Grobler after Pinsent, Cracknell, Coode and Williams had beaten the Canadians by a handspan.
- Lang's handspan covers 12 notes on the piano keyboard.
- The skull was almost a handspan wide, the pike's six rows of curving, pointed teeth distinct, as were the teeth that cover the upper surface of its tongue like barbs.
- Eiji Sanjuro was about a handspan shorter than Gabriel, but was built like a bamboo stalk, tough, slender, and powerful.
- It's about a handspan as far as wings, it's orangey, and it has dark markings on its wings.
- But what it didn't have in width, it had in height, being about three hundred handspans high filled to the brim with books.
- It's body was partly obscured by two large wings, each as wide as Peter's handspan, which seemed to be a sort of dappled brown-yellow colour, speckled with rich blood reds and blackberry purples about the jagged edges.
- Why is a large hand span a useful human adaptation?
- Well, we shall make them pay for every handspan.
- He held out an arm to show how the end of the sleeve hung two handspans below his knuckles.
- Ours are longer by a handspan, sometimes a hand's length.

单词	handspan
释义	Definition of handspan in English: handspan nounˈhan(d)spanˈhan(d)span The maximum distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger, taken as the basis of a measurement equal to 9 inches. the boat was hardly more than a handspan above the waterline Example sentencesExamples He held out an arm to show how the end of the sleeve hung two handspans below his knuckles. ‘That was Matthew's race,’ said Grobler after Pinsent, Cracknell, Coode and Williams had beaten the Canadians by a handspan. It's about a handspan as far as wings, it's orangey, and it has dark markings on its wings. The guard was also a few handspans thicker and had quite the menacing expression. He once again kept up the flow of meaningless but soothing chatter as his hands passed over every handspan of the glossy hide. Eiji Sanjuro was about a handspan shorter than Gabriel, but was built like a bamboo stalk, tough, slender, and powerful. Lang's handspan covers 12 notes on the piano keyboard. But what it didn't have in width, it had in height, being about three hundred handspans high filled to the brim with books. Ours are longer by a handspan, sometimes a hand's length. The skull was almost a handspan wide, the pike's six rows of curving, pointed teeth distinct, as were the teeth that cover the upper surface of its tongue like barbs. Use your hand span to measure the distance around a tree trunk. Now, the elephant on your desk fits your fist with a handspan's room around, but is perhaps a thousand times as responsive as Engelbart's original, with a different function keyed to each finger and divided further by context. A good rule of thumb when buying or constructing a flight cage for large parrots is that the width should be twice the wingspan, plus a handspan. Why is a large hand span a useful human adaptation? It's body was partly obscured by two large wings, each as wide as Peter's handspan, which seemed to be a sort of dappled brown-yellow colour, speckled with rich blood reds and blackberry purples about the jagged edges. Well, we shall make them pay for every handspan. Definition of handspan in US English: handspan nounˈhan(d)span The maximum distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger, taken as the basis of a measurement equal to 9 inches. the boat was hardly more than a handspan above the waterline Example sentencesExamples Use your hand span to measure the distance around a tree trunk. The guard was also a few handspans thicker and had quite the menacing expression. Now, the elephant on your desk fits your fist with a handspan's room around, but is perhaps a thousand times as responsive as Engelbart's original, with a different function keyed to each finger and divided further by context. A good rule of thumb when buying or constructing a flight cage for large parrots is that the width should be twice the wingspan, plus a handspan. He once again kept up the flow of meaningless but soothing chatter as his hands passed over every handspan of the glossy hide. ‘That was Matthew's race,’ said Grobler after Pinsent, Cracknell, Coode and Williams had beaten the Canadians by a handspan. Lang's handspan covers 12 notes on the piano keyboard. The skull was almost a handspan wide, the pike's six rows of curving, pointed teeth distinct, as were the teeth that cover the upper surface of its tongue like barbs. Eiji Sanjuro was about a handspan shorter than Gabriel, but was built like a bamboo stalk, tough, slender, and powerful. It's about a handspan as far as wings, it's orangey, and it has dark markings on its wings. But what it didn't have in width, it had in height, being about three hundred handspans high filled to the brim with books. It's body was partly obscured by two large wings, each as wide as Peter's handspan, which seemed to be a sort of dappled brown-yellow colour, speckled with rich blood reds and blackberry purples about the jagged edges. Why is a large hand span a useful human adaptation? Well, we shall make them pay for every handspan. He held out an arm to show how the end of the sleeve hung two handspans below his knuckles. Ours are longer by a handspan, sometimes a hand's length.
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