English Explanatory Dictionary

palmspan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A measure of length equivalent to the breadth of the palm of an average human hand.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɑːmspæn/ /ˈpɑːmspan/

Word forms

palmspan palmspans

Etymology

From palm’s (“[of] the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers”) + span (“the distance between two ends of a thing, especially between those ends furthest apart from each other”).

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