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  • 111span-new — ˈspan| ̷ ̷, paan adjective Etymology: Middle English, part translation of Old Norse spānnȳr, from spānn chip of wood + nȳr new more at spoon : brand new …

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  • 112span|gle — «SPANG guhl», noun, verb, gled, gling. –n. 1. a small piece of glittering metal used for decoration: »The dress was covered with spangles. 2. any small, bright bit: »This rock shows spangles of gold. –v.t. 1. to decorate with spangles: »The dress …

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  • 113span|gly — «SPANG glee», adjective, gli|er, gli|est. covered with spangles; glittering with or as if with spangles: »a spangly starfish, a spangly flag. Figurative. Rockefeller Plaza is as spangly and tinkly as ever (Manchester Guardian) …

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  • 114Span and div — HTML HTML and HTML5 Dynamic HTML XHTML XHTML Mobile Profile and C HTML Canvas element Character encodings Document Object Model Font family HTML editor HTML element HTML Frames HTML5 video HTML scri …

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  • 115Span bolster — A span bolster, in rail terminology, is a beam or frame used to link two trucks (US) or bogies (UK) so that they can be articulated together and be joined to the locomotive or railroad car at one rotating mounting point. In effect, they make one… …

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  • 116Span (category theory) — A span, in category theory, is a generalization of the notion of relation between two objects of a category. When the category has all pullbacks (and satisfies a small number of other conditions), spans can be considered as morphisms in a… …

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  • 117Span (5), der — 5. Der Span, des s, plur. die Späne, Dimin. das Spänchen, Oberd. Spänlein. 1. Eigentlich, ein Theil, ein durch Theilung eines Ganzen erhaltenes Stück, eine dem ganzen Umfange nach veraltete Bedeutung, welche nur noch in einigen einzelnen Fällen… …

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  • 118span loading — noun the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wingspan • Hypernyms: ↑loading * * * Aeron. See under loading (def. 4). * * * span loading noun (aerodynamics) The gross weight of an aircraft divided by the square of the span • • • Main Entry:… …

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  • 119SPAN® Performance Bond System — The Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk ( SPAN) Performance Bond System). A program that determines portfolio performance bond requirements for futures, options, cash, and other instruments. SPAN is a portfolio based approach to risk performance… …

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  • 120Span loop — Knot details name=Span loop names= caption= type= loop type2= strength= origin= related= Alpine butterfly knot, Farmer s loop, Artillery loop releasing= Non jamming uses= caveat= abok number= #1049A span loop is a non jamming loop that can be… …

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