DISTANCE


Meaning of DISTANCE in English

I. ˈdis-tən(t)s 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 space measured other than linearly

within walking distance

d. : an extent of advance from a beginning

e. : expanse

f.

(1) : length of a race or contest

won at all distance s

(2) : the full length (as of a prizefight or ball game)

(3) : a long race

distance training

3. : the quality or state of being distant: as

a. : spatial remoteness

b. : personal and especially emotional separation ; also : reserve , coldness

c. : difference , disparity

4. : a distant point or region

5.

a. : aesthetic distance

b. : capacity to observe dispassionately

- go the distance

II. transitive verb

( dis·tanced ; dis·tanc·ing )

Date: 1578

1. : to place or keep at a distance

able to distance themselves from the tragedy

distance s herself from her coworkers

2. : to leave far behind : outstrip

easily distanced the other candidates in the race

III. adjective

Date: 1972

: taking place via electronic media linking instructors and students who are not together in a classroom

distance learning

distance education

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.