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Distance - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Distance : (noun)
1: the property created by the space between two objects or
points
2: a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"
3: 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" [syn: length]
4: indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"
[syn: aloofness]
5: the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to
death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes" [syn:
space]
6: 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"
(verb)
1: keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from
these events in order to continue living"
2: go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn: outdistance,
outstrip]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Distance : \Dis"tance\, n. [F. distance, L. distantia.]
1. 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.
Every particle attracts every other with a force . .
. inversely proportioned to the square of the
distance. --Sir I.
Newton.
2. Remoteness of place; a remote place.
Easily managed from a distance. --W. Irving.
'T is distance lends enchantment to the view. --T.
Campbell.
[He] waits at distance till he hears from Cato.
--Addison.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Distance : \Dis"tance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distanced; p. pr. &
vb. n. Distancing.]
1. To place at a distance or remotely.
I heard nothing thereof at Oxford, being then miles
distanced thence. --Fuller.
2. To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem
remote.
His peculiar art of distancing an object to
aggrandize his space. --H. Miller.
3. To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n.,
3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly.
He distanced the most skillful of his
contemporaries. --Milner.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Distance |
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angiemalek: Aww kel we miss u too RT @KelCaesar: I hate this Distance... |
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rcrelated: Yey. Mapa Roxas kme sa 27! haha. :)) I love my cousins gd ya.. Long Distance planning. haha. Cge lang. excited nko sa 23... =)) |
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neeqsworld: ughhhh, i cant do this Distance crap..now im irritated cuz he should b here to walk the dog this late..im bout2 get attcked by wolves & crap |
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