distance

Noun
  1. The property created by the space between two objects or points (synset 105091408)
    tells us about:
    • far - located at a great distance in time or space or degree
    • close, near, nigh - not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
    • distant - separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
    • close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
    is a type of: spacing, spatial arrangement - the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them
    subtypes:
    • way - the property of distance in general
    • piece - a distance
    • mean distance - the arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum distances of a celestial body (satellite or secondary star) from its primary
    • farawayness, farness, remoteness - the property of being remote
    • closeness, nearness - the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
    • wavelength - the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave
    • focal distance, focal length - the distance from a lens to its focus
    • hyperfocal distance - the distance in front of a lens that is focused at infinity beyond which all objects are well defined and clear
    • leap - the distance leaped (or to be leaped)
    • span - the distance or interval between two points
    • wheelbase - the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle
    • interval, separation - the distance between things
    • remove - degree of figurative distance or separation
    • yardage - distance measured in the aggregate number of yards
    • hour, minute - distance measured by the time taken to cover it
    • milage, mileage - distance measured in miles
    • elevation - distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
    • hour angle - the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body
  2. A distant region (synset 108573923)
    "I could see it in the distance"
    is a type of: part, region - the extended spatial location of something
  3. Size of the gap between two places (synset 105136830)
    "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
    is a type of: size - the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
    subtypes:
    • leg - (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
    • arm's length - a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
    • gauge - the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
    • light time - distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves)
    • skip distance - the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere
    • wingspan, wingspread - linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
    • wingspread - distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended
    • altitude - the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
    same as: length
  4. Indifference by personal withdrawal (synset 107521110)
    "emotional distance"
    is a type of: indifference - unbiased impartial unconcern
    same as: aloofness
  5. The interval between two times (synset 115197259)
    "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"
    is a type of: interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants
    same as: space
  6. A remote point in time (synset 115197470)
    "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"
    is a type of: point, point in time - an instant of time
Verb
  1. Keep at a distance (synset 202688950)
    "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
    is a type of: hold, keep, maintain - cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'
  2. Go far ahead of (synset 202086042)
    "He outdistanced the other runners"
    is a type of: leave behind - depart and not take along
    same as: outdistance, outstrip

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