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distance::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | outdistance, outstrip |
| Type of | leave behind |
He outdistanced the other runners.
distance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | length |
| Type of | size |
| Has types | altitude, arm's length, gauge, leg, light time, skip distance, wingspan, wingspread |
the distance from New York to Chicago.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | space |
| Type of | time interval, interval |
| Derivation | distant |
the distance from birth to death.
distance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aloofness |
| Type of | indifference |
| Derivation | distant |
emotional distance.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | point, point in time |
| Derivation | distant |
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.
distance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | spacing, spatial arrangement |
| Has types | remove, separation, focal distance, span, wavelength, way, wheelbase, yardage, farness, farawayness, elevation, closeness, interval, leap, milage, mean distance, mileage, minute, nearness, hyperfocal distance, piece, hour angle, hour, focal length, remoteness |
| Derivation | distant |
Examples of distance
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The Bulls are within striking distance of first place in the Eastern Conference.
From the dailyherald.com
From a distance of almost 70 years, he speaks calmly about Jim Crow segregation.
From the stltoday.com
He put distance between himself and Phelps over the last 25 meters of freestyle.
From the thenewstribune.com
The most difficult adjustment now, Santangelo said, is the distance from family.
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Radiation levels may be not be affected from a distance of 40 miles to 50 miles.
From the bloomberg.com
That would entail longer-distance deliveries that effectively cut vessel supply.
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Kitson has spent the spring collecting medals and adding distance to her discus.
From the stltoday.com
Democrats are within striking distance of one Republican-held seat, in Kentucky.
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As he listened to radio reports of the tornado, he could see it in the distance.
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- The property created by the space between two objects or points
- Keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
- A distant region; "I could see it in the distance"
- Outdistance: go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners"
- 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"
- Indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"
- The cosmic distance ladder (also known as the Extragalactic Distance Scale) is the succession of methods by which astronomers determine the distances to celestial objects. ...
- Distance was a late-1980s rock/funk band led by bassist/producer Bernard Edwards, patterned after the Power Station. ...
- Distance is an EP Released in 2007 by New Zealand Hardcore/Metalcore band Antagonist. (Now known as Antagonist A.D.)
