spannedadj.¹

/spand/

Etymology: < span v.¹, span v.²

That is or has been spanned or drawn tight.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [adjective] > taut > made taut

well-haledc1400

spanned1598

braced1633

straitened1667

tensed1676

tightened1760

tended1800

tautened1838

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > compressing or constricting > compressed or constricted

compressedc1374

coarctate?a1475

nippit1535

comprimate?1541

coarctated1655

spanned1741

constricted1753

nipped1759

constrained1768

squeezed1831

pinched1836

scrunched1836

nipped1850

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 24/1 The tunge being hindred by a certayne ligament which we call the spanned vayne.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela (ed. 2) I. Introd. p. xxvi He made a too tight-laced Objection, where he quarrels with the spann'd Waist of Pamela.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

spannedadj.²

/spand/

Etymology: < span n.¹ + -ed suffix².

Biology.

Of a culture of cells or micro-organisms: having a restricted lifespan; unable to propagate asexually without limit.

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the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > period > [adjective]

spanned1968

1968 Exper. Cell Res. XLIX. 116 To produce ‘spanned’ amoebae the nutritional state of amoebae must be altered for a protracted period.

1971 J. Z. Young Introd. Study Man xxii. 293 Transfer of a normal nucleus into spanned cytoplasm produced resumed logarithmic growth, and a spanned nucleus in normal cytoplasm produced the spanned condition.

1973 Nature 22 June 444/1 The switch from a ‘spanned’ culture to one that is ‘immortal’ does not necessarily signify a qualitative change in other cellular properties.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	spanned
释义	spannedadj.¹ /spand/ Etymology: < span v.¹, span v.² That is or has been spanned or drawn tight. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [adjective] > taut > made taut well-haledc1400 spanned1598 braced1633 straitened1667 tensed1676 tightened1760 tended1800 tautened1838 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > compressing or constricting > compressed or constricted compressedc1374 coarctate?a1475 nippit1535 comprimate?1541 coarctated1655 spanned1741 constricted1753 nipped1759 constrained1768 squeezed1831 pinched1836 scrunched1836 nipped1850 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 24/1 The tunge being hindred by a certayne ligament which we call the spanned vayne. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela (ed. 2) I. Introd. p. xxvi He made a too tight-laced Objection, where he quarrels with the spann'd Waist of Pamela. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2018). spannedadj.² /spand/ Etymology: < span n.¹ + -ed suffix². Biology. Of a culture of cells or micro-organisms: having a restricted lifespan; unable to propagate asexually without limit. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > period > [adjective] spanned1968 1968 Exper. Cell Res. XLIX. 116 To produce ‘spanned’ amoebae the nutritional state of amoebae must be altered for a protracted period. 1971 J. Z. Young Introd. Study Man xxii. 293 Transfer of a normal nucleus into spanned cytoplasm produced resumed logarithmic growth, and a spanned nucleus in normal cytoplasm produced the spanned condition. 1973 Nature 22 June 444/1 The switch from a ‘spanned’ culture to one that is ‘immortal’ does not necessarily signify a qualitative change in other cellular properties. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.¹1598adj.²1968
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