distance: betydning og definisjoner

The extent of space between two objects or places; an intervening space.

The fact or condition of being apart in space; remoteness.

Mathematics The length or numerical value of a straight line or curve.

The extent of space between points on a measured course.

The length of a race, especially of a horserace.

A point or area that is far away: "Telephone poles stretched way into a distance I couldn't quite see” ( Leigh Allison Wilson).

A depiction of a such a point or area.

A stretch of space without designation of limit; an expanse: a land of few hills and great distances.

The extent of time between two events; an intervening period.

A point removed in time: At a distance of 11 years, his memory of the crime was blurry.

The full period or length of a contest or game: The challenger had never attempted the distance of 12 rounds.

An amount of progress: The curriculum committee is a distance from where it was last month.

Difference or disagreement: The candidates could not be at a greater distance on this issue.

Emotional separateness or reserve; aloofness.

To place or keep at or as if at a distance: "To understand Russian strategy ... it is necessary for us to distance ourselves from our own myths and to enter into theirs” ( Freeman J. Dyson).

To cause to appear at a distance.

To leave far behind; outrun.