distance
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- noun
- /ˈdɪstəns/
- I wanted to reduce the effects of distance upon the participants' photographic decision-making.
- long distance
- a great distance
- distance traveled
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- So speed, I'll just put D distance over time.
- As time goes by, all the distances in space stretch.
- So I'm now separated, got a good distance between me and Riley.
- That is the distance to Mars and back.
- And as the universe expands, that distance scale expands.
- Or do you know the in in distance in miles or kilometers?
- He's just completed the world's longest single distance non-stop swim.
- And the dissonance, the distance between them is striking.
- Are the sizes masses of planets proportional to the distance between planets?
- If you stretch the strap, the distances between the buttons increase.
- It's the length of my jog by the distance of a marathon.
Examples
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Consequently, changes in community composition are a result of geographical distance, not environmental conditions.
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Take you two hours to make a long-distance call.
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This place is no distance from town by car.
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The distance to cover is long.
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That is the distance to Mars and back.
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And even at this distance, we still had surprises.
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Lots of animals travel great distances for reproduction.
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- That's quite a distance, a few hundred miles.
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So I'm now separated, got a good distance between me and Riley.
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The distance between the two cities is over 300 miles.
Synonyms
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The distance from one end to the other of something
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A space between two things that keeps them apart
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Space between two objects
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Average of the farthest and nearest distances of a planet or satellite from the body it orbits
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The distance from a lens or mirror to the point where parallel light rays meet
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The angle between two objects as seen from one place, measured in degrees
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Distance from the camera lens to the nearest point that looks sharp when the lens is focused very far away
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The shortest distance from a radio transmitter where radio waves bounced by the ionosphere can be picked up
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Etymology
Distance comes from the Latin verb distare, made of dis- 'apart' and stare 'to stand', and is like the English word stand. So distance is the amount of space that 'stands apart' between two points.