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distance (s) (noun), distances (pl)
1. The stretch of space or length between two points: All the places of interest in the city were all of walking distance.
2. The expanse between two things when they are far apart from one another: Jim wondered if the distance from his house to the lake was too far to walk.
3. The uninvolved relationship between two people or things: Even though the two students knew each other for a long time, there was still an emotional distance between them that was felt by the others in the group.
4. Farawayness of an object, place, person, or animal: Finally Raymond could perceive the mountain goat in the distance when climbing up the slope.
5. Aloofness, coolness, or unfriendliness of a person's behavior: Valerie turned away from Adam with noticeable distance and stiffness when they accidentally met in the store.
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(Latin: room, area, distance, stretch of time; space)
(French: degree of merit or importance; diameter of a bullet, cannon-ball, etc.; instrument for measuring the thickness, width, or distance through the center of a tube)
(Latin > French: device for calculating a distance traveled (in a vehicle for hire) and the corresponding fare is charged)
(Greek: far away, far off, at a distance)
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astronomical distance
The distance of a celestial object from earth, given in any standard unit of astronomical measurement.
This entry is located in the following unit: astro-, astr- (page 6)
electrical distance
1. The distance between two points in a free space, expressed in terms of the time required for an electromagnetic wave to travel between the points.
2. The distance between two points, expressed in terms of the duration of the travel of an electromagnetic wave in a free space between the two points.
This entry is located in the following unit: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 17)
electronic distance measuring equipment, electronic distance-measuring equipment
A navigation system consisting of airborne devices which transmit microsecond pulses to special ground beacons and that retransmit the signals to an aircraft.

The length of expired time between a transmission and a reception is measured, converted to kilometers or miles, and presented to a pilot of an aircraft.

This entry is located in the following units: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 62) -tron, -tronic, -tronics + (page 8)