Look up: distance

1. Distance
   Distance, in the context of Radiation Protection , relates to one of the three key principles of protection against External Radiation hazards (i.e. Time , Distance & Shielding ). In simple terms, increasing the distance between a static source of Ionising Radiation and the absorbing medium (e.g. a ...
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2. distance
   [n] - a remote point in time 2. [n] - the interval between two times 3. [n] - a distant region 4. [n] - indifference by personal withdrawal 5. [n] - size of the gap between two places 6. [n] - the property created by the space between two objects or points 7. [v] - keep at a distance
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3. Distance
   The property created by the space between two objects or points.
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4. distance
   this word is used in many statistical contexts in its ordinary sense, e.g. the 'distance' of a value x from some origin a is x-a. A specialised used occurs in the notion of 'distance' between two variates, x and y, which may be defined as the expected value of x-y; or the 'distance' between two popu...
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5. Distance
   Dis'tance noun [ French distance , Latin distantia .] 1. The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place. « Every...
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6. Distance
   Dis'tance transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Distanced ; present participle & verbal noun Distancing .] 1. To place at a distance or remotely. « I heard nothing th...
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7. distance
   1. The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place. 'Every particle attracts every other with a force . . . Inversely proportioned to the square of the distance.' (Sir I. Newton) ... 2. R...
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8. distance
   noun the property created by the space between two objects or points
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9. distance
   noun indifference by personal withdrawal; `emotional distance`
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10. distance
    noun a distant region; `I could see it in the distance`
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11. distance
    space noun the interval between two times; `the distance from birth to death`; `it all happened in the space of 10 minutes`
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12. distance
    verb keep at a distance; `we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living`
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13. distance
    the extent or account of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
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14. distance
    (dis´tәns) the measure of space intervening between two objects or two points of reference. interocclusal distance the distance between the occluding surfaces of the maxillary and mandibular teeth with the mandible in physiologic rest position. interocular distance&nb...
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15. Distance
    • (n.) Space between two antagonists in fencing. • (v. t.) To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote. • (v. t.) To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly. • (n.) Relative space, between troops in ranks, m...
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16. distance
    (from the article `astronomy`) A central undertaking in astronomy is the determination of distances. Without a knowledge of its distance, the size of an observed object in space ... Distances were cited in the early pilot books in units of a day`s sail. Later, distances were deduced from estimates of the ship`s speed and the ... ...t...
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17. distance
    distance Related word families intertwined with 'to place, placing, to put; to add; to stay; to attach' word units: fix-; pon-; prosth-; the-, thes-.
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18. distance
    Type: Term Pronunciation: dis′tăns Definitions: 1. The measure of space between two objects.
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19. distance
    The space between two points. Distance is normally measured using centimetres, metres, and kilometres. Straight-line distances on a map can be easily measured with a ruler or straight edge. Simply convert the ruler measurement to distance, using the scale provided on the map. Twisting routes can be measured with a length of string, which is the...
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20. Distance
    Race length is graded in a similar way:
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21. Distance
    Can refer either to a) the length of a race; or b) the distance by which a horse has won or is beaten by a horse in front that has won.
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22. Distance
    The disdtance of a race: Five furlongs is the minimum and the four and a half miles of the Grand National is the longest. Also the margin by which a horse is beaten by the horse directly in front. This ranges from a short head to 'by a distance' (more than thirty lengths
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23. Distance
    Distance, in the context of Radiation Protection , relates to one of the three key principles of protection against External Radiation hazards (i.e. Time , Distance & Shielding ). In simple terms, increasing the distance between a static source of Ionising Radiation and the absorbing medium (e.g. a ...
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24. Distance
    The length of a race: 5 furlongs is the minimum and the 4 1/2 miles of the Grand National the longest. Also, the margin by which a horse wins or is beaten by the horse in front; this ranges from a short head to 'by a distance' (more than 30 lengths); a 'length' is measured from the horse's nose to the start of its tail.
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25. Distance
    The length of a race. It can also refer to the margin by which a horse wins or is beaten. This can range from
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