What does envergadura in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word envergadura in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use envergadura in Spanish.

The word envergadura in Spanish means magnitude, reach, wingspan, dimension, area, size, wingspan, wingspread, far reaching, broad ranging, wide ranging. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word envergadura

magnitude, reach

nombre femenino (importancia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la reunión se trataron asuntos de gran envergadura.
Matters of great magnitude were discussed at the meeting.

wingspan

nombre femenino (avión: distancia entre las alas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El B-767 es el avión de mayor envergadura.
The airplane with the largest wingspan is the B-767.

dimension, area

nombre femenino (ancho de una vela de barco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mayor es la vela de más envergadura.
The mainsail is the sail with the largest area.

size

nombre femenino (tamaño)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un elefante africano es un animal de gran envergadura.
An African elephant is an animal of great size.

wingspan, wingspread

nombre femenino (ave: distancia entre las alas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El águila real es el ave de mayor envergadura.
The bird with the longest wingspan is the golden eagle.

far reaching, broad ranging, wide ranging

locución adjetiva (enfático (magnitud, importancia)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El gobierno anunció medidas de gran envergadura.
The government announced far reaching measures.

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