linear unit vs span

span vs linear unit

linear unit and span both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

Difference between linear unit and span

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