distance

  • 31DISTANCE —     Un homme qui connaît combien on compte de pas d un bout de sa maison à l autre, s imagine que la nature lui a enseigné tout d un coup cette distance, et qu il n a eu besoin que d un coup d oeil, comme lorsqu il a vu des couleurs. Il se… …

    Dictionnaire philosophique de Voltaire

  • 32Distance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Distance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 distance distance Sgm: N 1 space space &c. 180 Sgm: N 1 remoteness remoteness farness far cry to Sgm: N 1 longinquity longinquity elongation Sgm …

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  • 33distance — /ˈdɪstəns / (say distuhns), /ˈdɪstns / (say distns) noun 1. the extent of space intervening between things or points. 2. the state or fact of being distant, as of one thing from another; remoteness. 3. the interval between two points of time. 4.… …

  • 34distance — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. obsolete discord 2. a. separation in time b. the degree or amount of separation between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects c. (1) an extent of area or an advance along a route measured linearly (2) an extent of… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 35distance — dis•tance [[t]ˈdɪs təns[/t]] n. v. tanced, tanc•ing 1) the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc 2) the state or fact of being apart in space, as of one thing from another; remoteness 3) a linear extent of space: to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 36distance — {{11}}distance (n.) late 13c., quarrel, estrangement, discord, strife, from O.Fr. destance (13c.), from L. distantia a standing apart, from distantem (nom. distans) standing apart, separate, distant, prp. of distare stand apart, from dis apart,… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 37distance — noun 1》 the length of the space between two points: I cycled the short distance home. 2》 the condition of being remote.     ↘a far off point. 3》 the full length of a race or other contest.     ↘Brit. Horse Racing a space of more than twenty… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 38distance — 1. noun 1) they measured the distance Syn: interval, space, span, gap, extent; length, width, breadth, depth; range, reach 2) our perception of distance Syn: remoteness; …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 39distance —   Mamao, lō ihi, loa, analipo;    ♦ distance between two points, ka awale, kōwā, kāwā.    ♦ Six mile distance, eono mile ke ka awale.    ♦ At a distance, mamao, mō iu, mō iuiu.    ♦ Turn and then go straight for a long distance, kaha loa.    ♦ To …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 40Distance EP — Infobox Album | Name = Distance Artist = Antagonist | Type = EP Released = 2007 Genre = Hardcore Metalcore Length = 12 minutes, 25 seconds Label = [http://www.elevenfiftyseven.com Elevenfiftyseven Records] Last album = These Cities, Our Graves… …

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