Distance (IPA: /ˈdɪstəns/)
| Distance (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. |
| Distance (n.) |
Remoteness of place; a remote place. |
| Distance (n.) |
A space marked out in the last part of a race course. |
| Distance (n.) |
Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; -- contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left. |
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Space between two antagonists in fencing. |
| Distance (n.) |
The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape. |
| Distance (n.) |
Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety. |
| Distance (n.) |
Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events. |
| Distance (n.) |
The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness. |
| Distance (n.) |
A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve. |
| Distance (n.) |
Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor. |
| Distance (n.) |
The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a fourth or seventh. |
| Distance (v. t.) |
To place at a distance or remotely. |
| Distance (v. t.) |
To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote. |
| Distance (v. t.) |
To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly. |
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Length of straight line that connects two points in a measurable space or in an observable physical space |
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Quantity in graph theory |
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2012 single by Man with a Mission |
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Japanese mangaka |
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2009 film by Thomas Sieben |
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Aloofness |
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Length |
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Space |
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Outstrip, Outdistance |
| Distance (Last Name / Surname) |
Distance is the #149,395 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 110 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
Distance in Spanish is Distancia |
| Tagalog Translation |
Distance in Tagalog is Kalayuan |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A light beam that is farther than the Hubble distance of 14 billion light-years .. .cannot keep up with the stretching space." - Speed of light |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but it is by no means the most interesting." - The Doctor |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A wise man told me don't argue with fools Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who" - Jay-Z |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Already, the distance between what I was and am is insurmountable ” like an ant contemplating the Cosmos. I knew it would be so yet still I hoped. I guess there is really nothing left to say." - Distance |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "As distant prospects please us, but when near We find but desert rocks and fleeting air." - Distance |
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