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dis·tance  (dstns)

n.

1. The extent of space between two objects or places; an intervening space.

2. The fact or condition of being apart in space; remoteness.

3. Mathematics The length or numerical value of a straight line or curve.

4.

a. The extent of space between points on a measured course.

b. The length of a race, especially of a horserace.

5.

a. A point or area that is far away: "Telephone poles stretched way into a distance I couldn't quite see" Leigh Allison Wilson.

b. A depiction of a such a point or area.

6. A stretch of space without designation of limit; an expanse: a land of few hills and great distances.

7. The extent of time between two events; an intervening period.

8. A point removed in time: At a distance of 11 years, his memory of the crime was blurry.

9. The full period or length of a contest or game: The challenger had never attempted the distance of 12 rounds.

10. An amount of progress: The curriculum committee is a distance from where it was last month.

11. Difference or disagreement: The candidates could not be at a greater distance on this issue.

12. Emotional separateness or reserve; aloofness.

tr.v. dis·tanced, dis·tanc·ing, dis·tanc·es

1. To place or keep at or as if at a distance: "To understand Russian strategy ... it is necessary for us to distance ourselves from our own myths and to enter into theirs" Freeman J. Dyson.

2. To cause to appear at a distance.

3. To leave far behind; outrun.

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distance

Noun

1. the space between two points or places

2. the state of being apart

3. a distant place

4. remoteness in manner

5. the distance the most distant part of the visible scene

6. go the distance

a. Boxing to complete a bout without being knocked out

b. to complete an assigned task or responsibility

7. keep one's distance to maintain a reserved attitude to another person

Verb

[-tancing, -tanced]

distance oneself from or be distanced from to separate oneself or be separated mentally from

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Distance

See also measurement.

echolocation

the fixing of the position of an object by transmitting a signal and measuring the time required for it to bounce back, typically done by radar or sonar.

hodometer

odometer.

nauscopy

the ability, sometimes pretended, to sight ships or land at great distances.

odograph

a device that records the distance traveled; a recording odometer or pedometer.

odometer

a device for measuring the distance passed over, as by an automobile. Also spelled hodometer.

pedometer

a device that measures the distance walked by counting the number of steps taken.

tachymeter

a surveying instrument for measuring distance, height, elevation, etc.

tachymetry

the measurement of distance, height, elevation, etc., with a tachymeter.

telemeter

1. an instrument for measuring the distance of objects from the observer, as the range finder in artillery.
2. an electronic device for taking readings from other distant instruments.

telemetry

the science or use of the telemeter; long-distance measurement.

telepheme Rare.

a communication or conversation by telephone.

viameter

an early form of odometer, for measuring the distance traveled by a carriage. Also viatometer.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points spatial arrangement, spacing - the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them way - the property of distance in general; "it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways" piece - a distance; "it is down the road a piece" mean distance - the arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum distances of a celestial body (satellite or secondary star) from its primary farawayness, farness, remoteness - the property of being remote nearness, closeness - the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action" wavelength - the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave focal distance, focal length - the distance from a lens to its focus hyperfocal distance - the distance in front of a lens that is focused at infinity beyond which all objects are well defined and clear leap - the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet" span - the distance or interval between two points wheelbase - the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle interval, separation - the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning" remove - degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy"; yardage - distance measured in the aggregate number of yards; "what is the yardage of this golf course?" hour, minute - distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away" milage, mileage - distance measured in miles elevation - distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations" hour angle - the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body
	2.	distance - a distant region; "I could see it in the distance" region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
	3.	distance - size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points" length leg - (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack size - the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog" arm's length - a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy gauge - the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train light time - distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves); "the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately 43 minutes" skip distance - the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere wingspan, wingspread - linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil wingspread - distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended altitude - the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
	4.	distance - indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance" aloofness indifference - unbiased impartial unconcern
	5.	distance - the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes" space interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants
	6.	distance - a remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details" point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"
Verb	1.	distance - keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living" hold, keep, maintain - keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
	2.	distance - go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" outdistance, outstrip leave behind - depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"

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distance

noun 1. space, length, extent, range, stretch, gap, interval, separation, span, width

noun 2. remoteness,

noun 3. aloofness, reserve, detachment, restraint, indifference, stiffness, coolness, coldness, remoteness, frigidity, uninvolvement, standoffishness go the distance finish, stay the course, complete, see through, bring to an end >> in the distance far off, far away, the horizon, afar, yonder

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1. The space between adjacent individual ships or boats measured in any direction between foremasts.
2. The space between adjacent men, animals, vehicles, or units in a formation measured from front to rear.
3. The space between known reference points or a ground observer and a target, measured in meters (artillery), in yards (naval gunfire), or in units specified by the observer. See also interval.

Translations

distance [ˈdɪstns] n → distancia;

in the distance → a lo lejos;

what distance is it to London? → ¿qué distancia hay de aquí a Londres?;

it's within walking distance → se puede ir andando

distance [ˈdɪstns] n → distance f;

what's the distance to London? → à quelle distance se trouve Londres?;

it's within walking distance → on peut y aller à pied;

in the distance → au loin

distance [ˈdɪstns] n → Entfernung f;

(in time) → Abstand m;

(reserve) → Abstand, Distanz f

vt to distance o.s. (from) → sich distanzieren (von);

in the distance → in der Ferne;

what's the distance to London? → wie weit ist es nach London?;

it's within walking distance → es ist zu Fuß erreichbar;

at a distance of 2 metres → in 2 Meter(n) Entfernung;

keep your distance! → halten Sie Abstand!

distance [ˈdɪstns] n → distanza;

in the distance → in lontananza;

what's the distance to London? → quanto dista Londra?;

it's within walking distance → ci si arriva a piedi;

at a distance of 2 metres → a 2 metri di distanza

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distance

n distance [ˈdistəns]

1 the space between things, places etc Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London? afstand, distansie مَسافَه разстояние vzdálenost distance; afstand die Entfernung απόσταση distancia vahemaa فاصله؛ مسافت matka, välimatka distance מְרחָק दूरी razmak,udaljenost táv(olság) jarak fjarlægð distanza 距離 거리 atstumas, nuotolis attālums; atstatums jarak afstand avstand, (vei)strekning, distanse odległość distância distanţă расстояние vzdialenosť razdalja udaljenost sträcka, avstånd, distans ระยะห่าง mesafe, uzaklık 距離 відстань; дистанція دوری، دو اشیا کے درمیان کا فاصلہ khoảng cách 距离

2 a far-off place or point We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance. op 'n afstand على بُعد، مَكان بَعيد дистанция dálka i det fjerne; på afstand entfernt στο βάθος, σε ή από μακρινή απόσταση distancia, a lo lejos kaugus نقطه یا جای دور etäisyys lointain רָחוֹק सुदूर स्थान udaljenost messzeség, távolság kejauhan fjarski lontananza 遠方 먼 곳 toluma, tolis tāliene; tālums kejauhan verte det fjerne, punkt langt borte, (på) avstand dal, oddalenie distância depărtare даль diaľka daljava daljina fjärran, avstånd, håll จุดหรือบริเวณที่อยู่ไกล uzak bir yer/nokta 遠處 віддаль; далечінь دور دراز جگہ khoảng cách xa 远处

adj ˈdistant

1 far away or far apart, in place or time the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school. afstand, distansie بَعيد، قاصٍ، ناءٍ далечен vzdálený fjern; langt fra entfernt μακρινός distante, alejado, lejos (de) kauge دور؛ دوردست kaukainen éloigné רָחוֹק सुदूर udaljen távol(i) jauh í tiltekinni fjarlægð; fjarlægur lontano 遠い 먼, 떨어진 tolimas, nutolęs tāls; attāls jauh ver, verafgelegen fjern, langt fra hverandre/mellom; fra odległy distante îndepărtat далёкий vzdialený oddaljen dalek avlägsen, fjärran, långt bort ห่างไกล uzak, uzakta 遠的 віддалений; далекий زمانی یا مکانی لحاظ سے دور xa trong không gian hay thời gian 远的

2 not close a distant relation. veraf ذو قرابَةٍ بَعيدَه далечен vzdálený fjern zurückhaltend μακρινός distante kauge دور kaukainen éloigné רָחוֹק दूरस्थ dalek, otuđen távol(i) jauh fjarskyldur distante, a distanza 遠縁の (관계·촌수가) 먼 tolimas attāls renggang ver fjern daleki distante îndepărtat дальний vzdialený daljnji dalek avlägsen ไกล uzak, yakın akrabası olmayan 疏遠的 далекий دور کا عزیز không gần gũi 疏远的

3 not friendly Her manner was rather distant. terughoudend, koel بارِد، مُتَحَفِّظ сдържан odměřený, rezervovaný fjern zurückhaltend ψυχρός, απόμακρος distante, frío eemalehoiduv سرد؛ نچسب etäinen distant מְסוּיָג जान-पहचान distanciran, hladan tartózkodó tidak ramah óvingjarnlegur, kuldalegur distante よそよそしい 친근감이 없는 šaltas, santūrus atturīgs dingin afstandelijk fjern, utilnærmelig, avmålt, forbeholden sztywny, chłodny distante dis­tant сдержанный odmeraný hladen suzdržan avmätt, distanserad ไม่คุ้นเคย soğuk, mesafeli 冷淡的 стриманий, холодний غیریت آمیز lạnh nhạt 冷淡的