spanning
Extending from end
Spanning means extending across or covering the full distance or duration of something.
A bridge spanning a river reaches from one bank to the other.
A career spanning three decades lasted that entire time.
The investigation spanning multiple countries required international cooperation.
The word emphasizes completeness—not just touching but fully crossing or encompassing.
Curved spanning structure
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- viaductArched span crossing valleys
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- overpassBridge spanning a road
footbridge · cantilever · suspension · trestle · crossing · causeway · flyover · girder
Continuous range of values
- continuumUninterrupted, gradual sequence
- intervalDuration between two points
- scopeExtent or range
- gamutFull range of something
extent · breadth · scale · sweep · stretch · amplitude · reach · domain
Directed magnitude quantities
- matricesRectangular numerical arrangements
- dimensionMeasurable extent or scope
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- basisUnderlying support or principle
subspace · linear · independence · orthogonal · column · row · determinant · transformation
Hundred-year periods
- decadesTen-year periods
- generationsPeople born around same time
- erasNamed spans of history
- epochsDistinct historical stretches
millennia · periods · ages · lifetimes · years · duration · continuity · longevity
Including all elements
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- inclusiveCovering all members
- all-encompassingIncluding everything without exception
- universalAffecting all equally
global · international · cross-cultural · multidisciplinary · interdisciplinary · wide-ranging · far-reaching · overarching
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Curved spanning structure
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- viaductArched span crossing valleys
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
overpass · footbridge · cantilever · suspension · trestle · crossing · causeway · flyover · girder · deck
spectrum
Continuous range of values
gamut · extent · breadth · scale · sweep · stretch · amplitude · reach · domain · variation
vectors
Directed magnitude quantities
- matricesRectangular numerical arrangements
- dimensionMeasurable extent or scope
- rankPosition in hierarchy
basis · subspace · linear · independence · orthogonal · column · row · determinant · transformation
centuries
Hundred-year periods
- decadesTen-year periods
- generationsPeople born around same time
- erasNamed spans of history
epochs · millennia · periods · ages · lifetimes · years · duration · continuity · longevity · persistence
comprehensive
Including all elements
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- inclusiveCovering all members
- all-encompassingIncluding everything without exception
universal · global · international · cross-cultural · multidisciplinary · interdisciplinary · wide-ranging · far-reaching · overarching · umbrella
- long distancelong distance, long haul, cross-country, miles, mileage
- crossbowsarbalest, bolt, bolts, bowstring, crossbow bolt
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- balanceequilibrium, balancing, harmony, stability, symmetry
- joining methodswelding, TIG welding, spot welding, brazing, soldering
spanninglocalized
Restricted to one place
contained · narrow · partial · bounded · circumscribed
spanningdisconnecting
Breaking an established link
separating · dividing · gapping · fragmenting · interrupting
expand, span, expansion, expanded, expansive, expanding, expands, spans, expandable