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spanning — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • power noun The ability to do something, or to control and influence people or events.
  • stress noun A feeling of mental or emotional strain caused by pressure or difficult circumstances.
  • suspension noun A temporary stop or delay of something.
  • tension noun A feeling of unease, stress, or unresolved conflict between people.
  • voltage noun The difference in electrical potential between two points, which drives current through a circuit.

Senses

spanning is used for these senses in English:

  • power (specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.
  • stress (countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
  • suspension The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow.
  • tension (physics, engineering) The state of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
  • voltage (electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.

power — full definition

  1. noun The ability to do something, or to control and influence people or events.
  2. noun Physical strength or energy, especially electricity.
  3. verb To supply energy to a device so it can run.
  4. noun In mathematics, the result of multiplying a number by itself a given number of times.

stress — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of mental or emotional strain caused by pressure or difficult circumstances.
  2. verb To place emphasis on something, or to cause someone worry or pressure.

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