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How to pronounce lifespan in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms life, life-time, lifetime
Type of period, time period, period of time
Has types afterlife, hereafter

Examples of lifespan

lifespan
Their shells provide a long, continuous record of climate during their lifespan.
From the sciencedaily.com
Depending on weather and location, most decks have a lifespan of 10 to 25 years.
From the sacbee.com
Even calculating the length of his lifespan in baseball now causes disagreement.
From the washingtonpost.com
Those buildings have already exceeded their expected lifespan of 15 to 20 years.
From the guardian.co.uk
However, the maximum human lifespan is still increasing, say Danish researchers.
From the newscientist.com
I'm sorry, but I think the question about evolution and lifespan is a bit silly.
From the guardian.co.uk
It has a typical lifespan of 150 to 200 years, though sometimes up to 300 years.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Would an increased average time to reproduction lead to an increase in lifespan?
From the philipmarais.scienceblog.com
We know that some animals can extend their lifespan by consuming fewer calories.
From the newscientist.com
More examples
  • Life: the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"
  • Lifespan is a 1976 Dutch thriller film directed by Sandy Whitelaw and starring Klaus Kinski.
  • The length of time for which an organism lives; The length of time for which something exists or is current or valid
  • The life span of a Mountain Pine Beetle is approximately 1 year.
  • What is the expected lifespan (in years) of a perennial plant relative to other species with the same growth habit? For the Tree growth habit: Short: < 100; Moderate: 100 - 250; Long: >250. Lifespans for other growth habits are not quantified.
  • The period of time in which the life events of a species typically occur.
  • In these help pages, a lifespan refers to the combination of the birth date and the death date. Second Site has a few formatting options for lifespans that are explained in the Dates section.
  • A significant number of fungi are not long-lived in nature. The mycelium develops in several days and sporulation begins, after which growth ceases and the mycelium dies. There are fungi with perennial mycelia. ...
  • The average age of a guinea pig is 5 years (between 4-7 years). However, in the Guinness Book of Records there is a 15 year old guinea pig recorded