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Distance
Distance is a numerical measurement of how far apart objects are. In physics or everyday usage, distance may refer to a physical length or an estimation based on other criteria (e.g. “two counties over”). In most cases, “distance from A to B” is interchangeable with “distance from B to A”. In mathematics, a distance function or metric is a generalization of the concept of physical distance. A metric is a function that behaves according to a specific set of rules, and is a way of describing what it means for elements of some space to be “close to” or “far away from” each other.
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Displacement (noun)
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
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Displacement (noun)
The quantity of anything, as water, displaced by a floating body, as by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body.
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Displacement (noun)
The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent.
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Displacement (noun)
Moving the target to dodging.
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Displacement (noun)
A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component.
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Displacement (noun)
The capability of a communication system to refer to things that are not present (that existed or will exist at another time, or that exist at another location).
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Distance (noun)
The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
“The distance to Petersborough is thirty miles.”
“From Moscow, the distance is relatively short to Saint Petersburg, relatively long to Novosibirsk, but even greater to Vladivostok.”
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Distance (noun)
Length or interval of time.
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Distance (noun)
The difference; the subjective measure between two quantities.
“We’re narrowing the distance between the two versions of the bill.”
“The distance between the lowest and next gear on my bicycle is annoying.”
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Distance (noun)
Remoteness of place; a remote place.
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Distance (noun)
Remoteness in succession or relation.
“the distance between a descendant and his ancestor”
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Distance (noun)
A space marked out in the last part of a racecourse.
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Distance (noun)
The entire amount of progress to an objective.
“He had promised to perform this task, but did not go the distance.”
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Distance (noun)
A withholding of intimacy; alienation; variance.
“The friendship did not survive the row: they kept each other at a distance.”
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Distance (noun)
The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
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Distance (verb)
To move away (from) someone or something.
“He distanced himself from the comments made by some of his colleagues.”
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Distance (verb)
To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind.
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Distance (noun)
the length of the space between two points
“you may have to walk long distances”
“I cycled the short distance home”
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Distance (noun)
the condition of being far off; remoteness
“distance makes things look small”
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Distance (noun)
a far-off point
“watching them from a distance”
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Distance (noun)
the more remote part of what is visible or discernible
“they sped off into the distance”
“I heard police sirens in the distance”
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Distance (noun)
an interval of time
“the sort of goal which remains in the memory even at a distance of six years”
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Distance (noun)
the full length of a race
“he claimed the 100 m title in only his second race over the distance”
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Distance (noun)
a space of more than twenty lengths between two finishers in a race
“he stormed home by a distance in the Handicap Chase”
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Distance (noun)
a length of 240 yards from the winning post on a racecourse.
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Distance (noun)
the distance from the winning post which a horse must have reached when the winner finishes in order to qualify for a subsequent heat.
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Distance (noun)
the scheduled length of a fight
“he has won his first five fights inside the distance”
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Distance (noun)
the avoidance of familiarity; reserve
“a mix of warmth and distance makes a good neighbour”
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Distance (verb)
make (someone or something) far off or remote in position or nature
“her mother wished to distance her from the rough village children”
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Distance (verb)
declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something)
“he sought to distance himself from the proposals”
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Distance (verb)
beat (a horse) by a distance.
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Displacement (noun)
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
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Displacement (noun)
The quantity of anything, as water, displaced by a floating body, as by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body.
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Displacement (noun)
The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent.
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Distance (noun)
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.
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Distance (noun)
Remoteness of place; a remote place.
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Distance (noun)
A space marked out in the last part of a race course.
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Distance (noun)
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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Distance (noun)
Space between two antagonists in fencing.
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Distance (noun)
The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape.
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Distance (noun)
Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety.
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Distance (noun)
Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events.
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Distance (noun)
The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
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Distance (noun)
A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.
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Distance (noun)
Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor.
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Distance (noun)
The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a fourth or seventh.
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Distance
To place at a distance or remotely.
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Distance
To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote.
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Distance
To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly.
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Displacement (noun)
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
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Displacement (noun)
act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
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Displacement (noun)
the act of uniform movement
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Displacement (noun)
(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
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Displacement (noun)
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
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Displacement (noun)
to move something from its natural environment
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Displacement (noun)
act of removing from office or employment
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Distance (noun)
the property created by the space between two objects or points
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Distance (noun)
a distant region;
“I could see it in the distance”
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Distance (noun)
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”
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Distance (noun)
indifference by personal withdrawal;
“emotional distance”
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Distance (noun)
the interval between two times;
“the distance from birth to death”
“it all happened in the space of 10 minutes”
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Distance (noun)
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”
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Distance (verb)
keep at a distance;
“we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living”
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Distance (verb)
go far ahead of;
“He outdistanced the other runners”