linear measure vs span

span vs linear measure

linear measure and span both are nouns.

linear measure is not a verb while span is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
linear measure	Yes	No	No	No
span	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, span is a hyponym of linear measure; that is, span is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than linear measure:

linear measure: a unit of measurement of length
span: a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)

Other hyponyms of linear measure include long measure, astronomy unit, metric linear unit, nautical linear unit, in, inch, foot, ft, footer, pace, yard, yarder, perch, pole, rod, furlong, international mile, land mile, mi, mile, stat mi, statute mile, miler, 880 yards, half mile, 440 yards, quarter mile, league, ligne, nail, archine, coss, kos, vara, verst, cable's length, cable, cable length, chain, cubit, digit, finger's breadth, finger, fingerbreadth, fistmele, body length, handbreadth, handsbreadth, head, lea, li, link, mesh, mil, mil, mile, Swedish mile, mile, Roman mile, Roman pace, geometric pace, military pace, palm, survey mile, fathom, fthm, point, em, pica, pica em, en, nut, cicero, daktylos, quarter of meridian, point size, catholic meter, catholic metre, metro cattolico, universal meter, universal metre.

linear measure (noun)	span (noun)
a unit of measurement of length	the act of sitting or standing astride
	a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
	the distance or interval between two points
	a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
	two items of the same kind
	the complete duration of something

linear measure (verb)	span (verb)
	to cover or extend over an area or time period

Difference between linear measure and span

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