Definition of distance

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Distance (n.) Space between two antagonists in fencing.

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Heliotrope :: Heliotrope (n.) An instrument for making signals to an observer at a distance, by means of the sun's rays thrown from a mirror..
Distanced :: Distanced (imp. & p. p.) of Distanc.
Better :: Better (compar.) More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.; as, ten miles and better..
Remote :: Remote (superl.) Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands..
Telephonic :: Telephonic (a.) Conveying sound to a great distance.
Yonder :: Yonder (a.) Being at a distance within view, or conceived of as within view; that or those there; yon..
Run :: Run (n.) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by license of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes..
Random :: Random (n.) Distance to which a missile is cast; range; reach; as, the random of a rifle ball..
Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames..
Distant :: Distant (a.) Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.
Contrafissure :: Contrafissure (n.) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it..
Elevation :: Elevation (n.) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star..
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) The distance from center to center of any two adjacent teeth of gearing, measured on the pitch line; -- called also circular pitch..
Hum :: Hum (n.) The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry..
Bowshot :: Bowshot (n.) The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.
Focus :: Focus (n.) A point so related to a conic section and certain straight line called the directrix that the ratio of the distace between any point of the curve and the focus to the distance of the same point from the directrix is constant.
Little :: Little (a.) Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child..
Cast :: Cast (n.) The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown.
Elongation :: Elongation (n.) The angular distance of a planet from the sun; as, the elongation of Venus or Mercury..
March :: March (n.) The distance passed over in marching; as, an hour's march; a march of twenty miles..
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