Distance

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The extent of space between two objects or places; an intervening space.
  • n. The fact or condition of being apart in space; remoteness.
  • n. Mathematics The length or numerical value of a straight line or curve.
  • n. The extent of space between points on a measured course.
  • n. The length of a race, especially of a horserace.
  • n. A point or area that is far away: "Telephone poles stretched way into a distance I couldn't quite see” ( Leigh Allison Wilson).
  • n. A depiction of a such a point or area.
  • n. A stretch of space without designation of limit; an expanse: a land of few hills and great distances.
  • n. The extent of time between two events; an intervening period.
  • n. A point removed in time: At a distance of 11 years, his memory of the crime was blurry.
  • n. The full period or length of a contest or game: The challenger had never attempted the distance of 12 rounds.
  • n. An amount of progress: The curriculum committee is a distance from where it was last month.
  • n. Difference or disagreement: The candidates could not be at a greater distance on this issue.
  • n. Emotional separateness or reserve; aloofness.
  • v. 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).
  • v. To cause to appear at a distance.
  • v. To leave far behind; outrun.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
  • n. The entire amount of space to the objective.
  • n. A considerable amount of space.
  • v. To move away (from) someone or something.
  • v. To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place.
  • n. Remoteness of place; a remote place.
  • n. A space marked out in the last part of a race course.
  • n. Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; -- contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left.
  • n. Space between two antagonists in fencing.
  • n. The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape.
  • n. Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety.
  • n. Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events.
  • n. The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
  • n. A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.
  • n. Remoteness in succession or relation.
  • n. The interval between two notes.
  • v. To place at a distance or remotely.
  • v. To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote.
  • v. To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The measure of the interval between two objects in space, or, by extension, between two points of time; the length of the straight line from one point to another, and hence of time intervening between one event or period and another: as, the distance between New York and San Francisco; the distance of two events from each other; a distance of five miles; events only the distance of an hour apart. In navigation distances are usually measured along rhumb-lines.
  • n. A definite or measured space to be maintained between two divisions of a body of troops, two combatants in a duel, or the like: as (in command), take your distances.
  • n. In horse-racing, the space measured back from the winning-post which a horse, in heat-races, must have reached when the winning horse has covered the whole course in order to be entitled to enter subsequent heats.
  • n. In music, the interval or difference between two tones. See interval.
  • n. Remoteness of place or time; a remote place or time: as, at a great distance; a light appeared in the distance.
  • n. Remoteness in succession or relation: as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor; there is a much greater distance between the ranks of major and captain than between those of captain and first lieutenant.
  • n. Remoteness in intercourse; reserve of manner, induced by or manifesting reverence, respect, dignity, dislike, coldness or alienation of feeling, etc.
  • n. Dissension; strife; disturbance.
  • To place at a distance; situate remotely.
  • To cause to appear at a distance; cause to appear remote.
  • In horse-racing, to beat in a race by at least the space between the distance-post and the winning-post; hence, to leave behind in a race; get far ahead of. See distance, n., 3.
  • To get in advance of; gain a superiority over; outdo; excel.
  • n. In psychology, extension in the third dimension; spatial depth.
  • n. In painting, remoteness of objects as indicated by increased delicacy and harmony of color.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. go far ahead of
  • n. the property created by the space between two objects or points
  • n. a remote point in time
  • n. indifference by personal withdrawal
  • v. keep at a distance
  • n. the interval between two times
  • n. size of the gap between two places
  • n. a distant region
  • Antonym
    interval   
    Verb Form
    distanced    distances    distancing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    leave behind    point    point in time    indifference    maintain    hold    keep    interval    time interval    region   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mile    space    length    range    height    direction    point    line    light    speed